Mônica Zarattini’s book traces her father’s persecution under military dictatorship

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  Mônica Zarattini’s book revisits the story of her father, former federal deputy Ricardo Zarattini, who was persecuted during Brazil’s military dictatorship.

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  Meu Pai é Viajante combines photographs, family records and texts about Mônica’s childhood and adolescence from 1969 to 1979.

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  To reconstruct her father’s history, Mônica researched Deops archives and opened boxes of family letters and photographs.

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  The book brings family memories into conversation with Brazil’s political history and explores what remained incomplete or was reconstructed through childhood imagination.

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  The book is published in Portuguese and Spanish, with a total print run of 500 copies.

Who

Photojournalist Mônica Zarattini, daughter of former federal deputy Ricardo Zarattini.

What

She is launching Meu Pai é Viajante, a book about her father’s story and her family memories during the dictatorship.

When

The launch is scheduled for Thursday the 15th, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; the article was published on October 13, 2026.

Where

Lovely House Casa de Livros, at Galeria Metrópole in central São Paulo.

Why

Mônica says her father’s story reached her in a fragmented and veiled way, prompting her to research and reconstruct his history.

This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.