The Presidency

Anapuena Havena is a historian, writer, researcher, and cultural promoter. Born in Fortaleza, she was raised in the Sertão Central region of Ceará and therefore considers herself a Quixadá native at heart, with family roots in Banabuiú and Quixeramobim.

She holds a bachelor's degree in History and specializations in Brazilian History, Classical Education, and Historical and Cultural Heritage. She also has training in Therapy, a specialization in Family and Couples Therapy, and a master's degree in Child and Adolescent Psychology. She has received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa in History, Literature, and Historical and Cultural Heritage.

Anapuena Havena is the founder and president of the Brazilian Academy of History and Literature (ABHL) and of the U.S.-based society The American Society of History, Arts and Letters (ASHAL).

Combining her two passions, History and Literature, she uses literary production as a means of disseminating historical knowledge. Her period novel Encantos do Café inspired the creation of Café Patriota, a cultural space she conceived and founded in Fortaleza with her husband, Lincoln Chaves, in 2017. Café Patriota brought together a café, bookstore, library, and historical gallery, as well as a cultural program that included free History courses, classes and lectures on various topics, book launches and presentations, literary soirées, literary competitions, and musical performances, including classical music. It also offered activities for children, such as free violin lessons and storytelling.

In historical research, she develops the project Desbravando o Sertão Cearense, in which she investigates the historical formation of the interior of Ceará, its old communities, families, and figures. Her studies include research on the settlement of the Banabuiú river valley, the formation of the old village of Laranjeiras, documentary research on the Almeida e Castro family of Quixeramobim, and the reconstruction of family lineages of the Sertão Central.

She is the author of scientific articles, genealogical studies, and historical texts, with works published in journals, academic collections, and conference proceedings, addressing topics related to Brazilian History, education, and cultural heritage. In literature, she writes historical novels, children's and young adult books, short stories, and poetry. She is also the author of the series of period chronicles A Leitora do Tempo, in which she recovers events of nineteenth-century Brazil from newspapers and documents of the period.

Her works include O Príncipe que Não Sabia Brincar, Descobrindo a Nobreza do Amor, Encantos do Café – Decisões, Encantos do Café – Desvendar, O Poder Adormecido, and O Livro Mágico das Virtudes. She is also co-author and organizer of literary anthologies.

Wife of Lincoln Chaves and mother of Arimateia Neto, João Vitor, and Ana Isadora, she considers her family her greatest source of love and inspiration.