Ângelo da Cunha Pinto (2 December 1948 – 7 October 2015) was a Portuguese-Brazilian chemist and professor at the

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. Born in

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, Pinto was one of the more prominent national chemists with a specialism in the

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s of Brazil. He was qualified as a pharmacist from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in 1971, and earned a master's degree in chemistry at the

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, and a PhD in organic chemistry at the same university he taught at, under the guidance of Roderick Arthur Barnes. He received several awards and is acclaimed as one of Brazil's most influential scientists. He died in October 2015 in

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1948 births 2015 deaths People from Marco de Canaveses Portuguese emigrants to Brazil Brazilian chemists Federal University of Rio de Janeiro alumni Federal University of Rio de Janeiro faculty Instituto Militar de Engenharia alumni {{Brazil-scientist-stub