Luiz Felipe Palmeira Lampreia (19 October 1941 – 2 February 2016) was a Brazilian diplomat and sociologist. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. Lampreia worked as a professor at

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro ( pt, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio) is a Jesuit, Catholic, pontifical university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the joint responsibility of the Catholic Ar ...

. He served as chairman of the

Industry Federation of the State of Rio de Janeiro The Industry Federation of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FIRJAN) is a Brazilian industrial federation from Rio de Janeiro (state), the state of Rio de Janeiro that acts as a representative of the state's industries at municipal,In all 92 municipa ...

. He created a blog during his later career called '' O Globo''. Lampreia served as ambassador to

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

from 1983 until 1985, and ambassor to Portugal from 1990 to 1992. He served as

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from 1995 to 2001. Lampreia died in Rio de Janeiro from a heart attack on 2 February 2016 at the age of 74.

Honors and awards

Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay - ribbon bar

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(7 May 1997).

References

1941 births 2016 deaths Foreign ministers of Brazil Ambassadors of Brazil to Suriname Ambassadors of Brazil to Portugal Brazilian diplomats Brazilian sociologists People from Rio de Janeiro (city) Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro faculty Recipients of the Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George {{SouthAm-sociologist-stub