Vinicius Jatobá is a writer of short stories and a practitioner of theatre and performance. His fiction has appeared in Granta, Words Without Borders, and Wagenbach, among others. His plays and sketches—often exploring themes of totalitarian power dynamics and struggles for social mobility, as well as reinterpretations of classic texts—have been staged internationally, including at Theatro Technis, Uferstudios Berlin, and Theatre Freiburg, where he was writer-in-residence for the 2020–21 season. He has also been a fellow at Akademie Schloss Solitude. He holds a PhD in Comparative Literature. Jatobá lives and works in Rio de Janeiro.

As of October 2025