[3] She attended University of Lisbon and resided at the Casa dos Estudantes do Império (House of the Students of the Empire).
She had an active student life and began her writing career by publishing poetry in the literary journal Mensagem, a publication specifically for Africans.
[1] Her husband set about publishing her collected works after her death, including Poemas in 1966 and Tempo de Chuva in 1973.
[4] Paulo de Carvalho, a famed Portuguese singer, who has had a strong artistic career, recorded "Preludio/Mãe Negra", a poem written by Alda Lara.
[5] Movimento, the second album of Aline Frazão released in 2013, features a poem by Lara set to music.