Cora Rónai


Cora Tausz Rónai is a Brazilian writer, journalist and photographer.

Biography

Cora Rónai was born in Rio de Janeiro, daughter of Hungarian-born writer Paulo Rónai and architect and swimmer Nora Tausz Rónai. She started her journalist career in Brasília, working for Jornal de Brasília, Correio Braziliense and as representative for Folha de S. Paulo and Jornal do Brasil at the Brazilian capital.
In 1980 she returned to Rio de Janeiro. In 1982 she left Jornal do Brasil, to where she would return later, to focus on writing for theater and children's litrerature.
An early adopter of computers Ronai wrote the first column about personal computing in a Brazilian newspaper in 1987, at Jornal do Brasil. She also was the first Brazilian journalist to have a blog, internETC.
In 2006, she published the book Fala Foto, made entirely with photographs taken from cellphones. It was shortlisted for Prêmio Jabuti.
Rónai writes for O Globo since 1991, whrere she wrote the "Info etc." section until 2008. Currently she writes the "Tecnologia" section, and also at the "Segundo Caderno". She is also an animals' rights activist.

Awards

She was awarded the Prêmio Comunique-se Best Technology Writer in 2004, 2006 and 2008.

Books published

Rónai lived with the writer Millôr Fernandes until his death in 2012.