Carol Bensimon was born in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, in 1982. She is the author of the story collection Pó de parede and three novels, Sinuca embaixo d’água, Todos nós adorávamos caubóis, and Clube dos jardinheiros de fumaça. We All Loved Cowboys was published in English by Transit Books. In 2012 she was selected by Granta as one of the Best Young Brazilian Novelists.