Álvaro Magalhães (; born 1951 in
Porto
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)
is a
Portuguese writer
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. In 1982 he
published
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his first
book
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, ''História com muitas letras''. Since then, Álvaro Magalhães wrote many other stories. His most prominent work, in literature, however, is the series of books ''Triângulo Jota''. These books are about three
children
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, Jorge, Joana and Joel who solve
crimes
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with
paranormal
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contours.
Álvaro Magalhães also received the award ''Grande Prémio
Calouste Gulbenkian
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de Literatura para Crianças e Jovens 2002'' for his book ''Hipopóptimos – Uma História de Amor''.
References
1951 births
Writers from Porto
Portuguese male writers
Living people
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