Eliana Alves dos Santos Cruz (born 1966) is a Brazilian journalist and writer.
[1][2][3] Eliana Alves Cruz was born in Rio de Janeiro, in 1966.
[4][self-published source] She debuted in literature with the novel Água de Barrela, based on the path of her family since the 19th century in Africa.
She was the winner of the first edition of the Oliveira Silveira Literary Award, offered by the in 2015.
[4][5] She published stories in the anthologies Cadernos Negros (Quilombhoje); Perdidas: Histórias para Crianças que Não Tem Vez (Imã Editorial)[6] She collaborates for the Brazilian edition of The Intercept website, addressing issues related to racism and slavery.