In addition to several newspapers, she wrote for O Sexo Feminino (1870s), and collaborated in the journal A leitura (Reading; 1894-1896).
In her debut book, Nebulosas she advanced the importance of the role of the press in the struggle against slavery.
[2] This is attributed to the lack of women participation in Brazilian politics, literature, and education during the peak and decline of the country's pariarchal system.
[4] Amália became active in the abolitionist movement and was credited, along with Maria Firmina dos Reis, for her literary production that challenged racist ideologies in Brazil.
[7] Critical study of her work has been done by Christina Ramalho in Um espelho para Narcisa: Reflexos de uma voz romantica (1999).