PORTUGUESE | Rights to Translate or Republish Offered

From John Tepper Marlin, Tiradentes, Brazil, February 11, 2014:

I'm in Brazil for nearly three weeks. With Boissevain Books LLC's setup administrative chores are in place and I have been in touch with a few people here about a publisher in São Paolo and Rio translating into Portuguese the two dozen books by Hilda van Stockum or others to which Boissevain Books LLC has rights.

Two books by Hilda van Stockum have already been translated into Portuguese by Portuguese publishers - The Cottage at Bantry Bay and The Mitchells: Five for Victory.

The Cottage at Bantry Bay is translated as Quatro Criancas e um Cao (Four Kids and a Dog). A Portuguese edition was published in Porto, Portugal, by Livraria Civilizacao Editora in 1971, authorized by the Viking Press, New York, which published the original work in 1938. An edition has been published by Bethlehem Books by contract with the author and (since 2006) the author's estate. All residual rights have been transferred by the estate to Boissevain Books LLC, which is based in New York City. Illustrations are copyright until 2076 (70 years after the death of the illustrator). The literary copyright is valid until 2056 (50 years after the death of the author.

The Mitchells: Five for Victory is translated as A Familia Mitchell (The Mitchell Family). A Portuguese edition was published in Porto, Portugal, by Livraria Civilizacao Editora in 1974, authorized by the Viking Press, New York, which published the original work in 1945. An edition has been published by Bethlehem Books by contract with the author and (since 2006) the author's estate. All residual rights have been transferred by the estate to Boissevain Books LLC, which is based in New York City. Illustrations are copyright until 2076 (70 years after the death of the illustrator). The literary copyright is valid until 2056 (50 years after the death of the author).

In preparation for visiting Brazil, I checked out a few Brazilian publishers that publish books for children. Here are five that I found:

Rio 
Grupo Editorial Danprewan. Publishes Christian books, books for children and youth. Also books on demand. Motto - changing lives. 

Campinas
Editora Autores Associados. Recently it started a new imprint, Ciranda de Letras (books for children and young readers) E-mail: coordenacao@autoresassociados.com.br.

São Paulo 
Callis Editora Ltda. Hardback and paperback publishers of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults in Portuguese and Spanish languages. Children's Books (Age 1-7) Juvenile Fiction (Age 8-12) Juvenile Non-fiction (Age 8-12) Young Adult/Teenager Fiction (Age: 13-19) 

Editora Biruta Ltda. Hardback and paperback publishers of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults in Portuguese. Children's Book (age 1-7) and juvenile fiction (age 8-15). 

Ciranda Cultural Publishing Limited.  Children's books that reach an international quality standard. Phone 55 11 3761-9508.