[2] A prominent literary activist in Cabo Verde, she co-founded the Associação Escritores Cabo-Verdianos,[3] as well as two magazines, Mudjer and Ponto e Vírgula.
[4] In 2016, she was presented with a Rosalía de Castro Award for lifetime achievement by PEN Galicia (es).
[9] Salústio's works, both creative and non-fiction, address issues relating to women's rights and Cabo Verdean society and centring female perspectives.
[10][11] Her works are considered an important contribution to postcolonial literature of Cabo Verde.
[12] She is also viewed as a writer who counters the masculine perspectives that can be prevalent in African literature.