André Vítor Singer (born 1958) is a

political sciences Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

professor at the

University of São Paulo The University of São Paulo ( pt, Universidade de São Paulo, USP) is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian public university and the country's most prestigious educational institution, the best ...

and the former

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of the Lula administration. He is known for his description of

lulism Lulism ( pt-BR, Lulismo) is a political ideology describing the 2006 consolidation of segments of Brazilian society previously hostile to social movements and the Workers' Party behind political forces led by President Luiz Inácio Lula da S ...

as a political phenomenon and as one of the theorists of the Brasília Consensus. Born in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

, Singer graduated in

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in 1980 and in journalism 1986, both by the Universidade of São Paulo. He earned his Master's (1993), Doctoral (1998)Currículo Lattes.
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(2011) degrees in social sciences all by the same university. He was press secretary of the newspaper ''

Folha de S.Paulo ''Folha de S.Paulo'' (sometimes spelled ''Folha de São Paulo''), also known as simply ''Folha'' (, ''Sheet''), is a Brazilian daily newspaper founded in 1921 under the name ''Folha da Noite'' and published in São Paulo by the Folha da Manhã c ...

'' (1987–88), Secretary of Media of the

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in the first term of Lula's government (2003–2007).Diplomata vai substituir Singer como porta-voz de Lula

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* * Living people 1958 births Writers from São Paulo Brazilian journalists Brazilian political scientists {{Brazil-academic-bio-stub