Perseu Abramo (July 17, 1929 in

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– March 6, 1996) was a Brazilian journalist and writer. Apart from working in many Brazilian vehicles, he also had an intense political life and taught in many higher education institutions. He is one of the creators of

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. He was Cláudio Abramo's nephew.

Biography

He graduated from

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at Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences of the

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at 1959. In 1968, he mastered at human sciences at the

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, in

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. Throughout his career, he worked in various vehicles, including '' Jornal de São Paulo'', '' Folha Socialista'' (from the

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), '' A Hora'', ''

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'' (where, in 1960, he obtained the

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for coordinating the team of journalists who covered the inauguration of

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), ''

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'', Rádio Eldorado (which he helped to build),

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, Jornal dos Trabalhadores (and other publications from the Worker's Party) and many others. As a professor, he taught at places such as

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, Federal University of Bahia, Fundação Escola de Sociologia e Política de São Paulo,

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and Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, where he worked until his death in 1996. He also contributed to the creation of the

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. Perseu was also a member of the Brazilian Socialist Party and later the Workers' Party.

Bibliography

* ''Um trabalhador da notícia: textos de Perseu Abramo'' (1997) (organized by his daughter Bia Abramo) *''Padrões de Manipulação na grande imprensa'' (with introduction by José Arbex Jr., preface by Hamilton Octavio de Souza and posface by Aloysio Biondi)

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Fundação Perseu Abramo
a foundation named after him and linked to the Workers' Party. 1929 births 1996 deaths Brazilian journalists Brazilian people of Italian-Jewish descent Workers' Party (Brazil) politicians Brazilian Socialist Party politicians University of São Paulo alumni Jewish Brazilian politicians Jewish Brazilian writers Jewish socialists Writers from São Paulo 20th-century journalists {{Brazil-journalist-stub