Writing career
He worked as a reporter for O Diário, a morning newspaper linked to the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte; and for various other publications in the late 1950s before founding the weekly newspaper Jornal da Semana in 1959. He continued to write and edit for a range of print and television news outlets through the sixties and seventies.Political career
In November 1982 and took his place in the Chamber of Deputies in February 1983. He was an presidential candidate Fernando Collor de Mello in 1989. He was then appointed cultural attaché in Rome, 1990–1991, and in Paris, 1993.Published works
* Sepulcro caiado: o verdadeiro Juraci, 1962 * Folclore político v. l, 1973 * Socialismo com liberdade, 1974 * 16 derrotas que abalaram o Brasil, 1974 * Portugal, um salto no escuro, 1975 * Folclore político v. 2, 1976 * Folclore político v. 3, 1978 * Pais e padrastos da pátria, 1980 * Folclore político v. 4, 1982 * Sibéria, Nicarágua, El Salvador e outros mundos, 1982 * Crime e castigo da divida externa, 1985 * A história da vitória: porque Collor ganhou, 1990 * A eleição da reeleição, 1999 * Grandes pecados da imprensa, 2000 * Folclore político - 1950 histórias, 2002 * A Nuvem, 50 anos de Historia do Brasil, 2009 * Ninguém Me Contou Eu Vi - De Getúlio a Dilma, 2014References
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