Ana Maria Bastos de Oliveira Martinho GOIH[4][5] (Lisbon, 14 April 1946), better known by her pen name Ana Maria Magalhães, is a Portuguese teacher and writer mainly dedicated to children's literature.
She is primarily known for the Uma aventura series of books she wrote with her writing partner Isabel Alçada.
[1] She graduated in philosophy at the University of Lisbon, and taught Portuguese and History at the basic education level from 1969 until her retirement.
[6][7] She met Isabel Alçada in 1976 at the Escola Básica Fernando Pessoa where they were both teachers.
The two teachers formed a friendship and writing partnership, publishing their first book, Uma Aventura na Cidade, in 1982.