Leo Vaz (June 6, 1890 – March 5, 1973), writer, teacher and journalist in Brazil. He was the author of novels and

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in a satirical style

Biography

Leonel Vaz de Barros was born in

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. He graduated from the Normal School as a teacher in 1911 and taught in the cities of

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and

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( Escola de Navegação) until 1918. As a journalist, he began writing for the newspaper of

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. In 1918 he moved to

and, with the support of Monteiro Lobato and

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, embraced a journalistic career, writing for periodicals such as Jornal do Brasil,'' Jornal do Comércio'', O

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, where he was editor, secretary and director, until his retirement in 1951 As a journalist made a brilliant career as

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, Galeão Coutinho, ''Paulo Gonçalves'' and ''Nestor Pestana'' In 1969, although retired, he returned to writing in the ''Estado de São Paulo'', where he remained until his death in March 1973. He died, aged 82, in

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Works

*'' Professor Jeremias'' (1920) * ''Ritinha e outros casos'' (1923) * ''O Burrico Lúcio'' (1951): tells the story of "

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" of

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; * ''Páginas Vadias'' (1957)

Bibliography

* Koshiyama, Alice Mitika. Monteiro Lobato: Intellectual, empresário, editor. São Paulo: Editora EdUSP, 2006. * Fernando, Jorge. Vida, obra e época de

Paulo Setúbal Paulo de Oliveira Leite Setúbal (January 1, 1893 – May 4, 1937) was a Brazilian writer, lawyer, journalist, essayist and poet. He occupied the 31st chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters The Academia Brasileira de Letras (ABL) ( Engl ...

: Um homem de alma ardente. São Paulo: Editora Geração Editorial, 2003. v. 2

References

External links

– Capivari – solidarity movement
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