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'''José de Jesus Louzeiro''' (September 19, 1932 – |
'''José de Jesus Louzeiro''' (September 19, 1932 – December 29, 2017) was a Brazilian novelist, screenwriter and reporter. |
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Louzeiro was born in [[São Luís, Maranhão|São Luís]]. He started working in 1948 as an intern at the newspaper ''O Imparcial''. In 1953, when he was 21 years old, he moved to [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]] where he worked on the magazine ''A Revista da Semana'' and ''O Jornal.'' Louzeiro also wrote for the newspapers Diário Carioca'', ''[[Última Hora (Brazil)|Última Hora]]'', ''[[Correio da Manhã (Brazil)|Correio da Manhã]]'', ''Folha and Diário do Grande ABC, as well for the magazine [[Manchete (magazine)|Manchete]]. ''<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/cultura/noticia/2017-12/morre-no-rio-o-escritor-e-roteirista-jose-louzeiro|title=Morre no Rio o escritor e roteirista José Louzeiro|work=Agência Brasil - Últimas notícias do Brasil e do mundo|access-date=2017-12-30|language=pt-br}}</ref>'' |
Louzeiro was born in [[São Luís, Maranhão|São Luís]]. He started working in 1948 as an intern at the newspaper ''O Imparcial''. In 1953, when he was 21 years old, he moved to [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]] where he worked on the magazine ''A Revista da Semana'' and ''O Jornal.'' Louzeiro also wrote for the newspapers Diário Carioca'', ''[[Última Hora (Brazil)|Última Hora]]'', ''[[Correio da Manhã (Brazil)|Correio da Manhã]]'', ''Folha and Diário do Grande ABC, as well for the magazine [[Manchete (magazine)|Manchete]]. ''<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/cultura/noticia/2017-12/morre-no-rio-o-escritor-e-roteirista-jose-louzeiro|title=Morre no Rio o escritor e roteirista José Louzeiro|work=Agência Brasil - Últimas notícias do Brasil e do mundo|access-date=2017-12-30|language=pt-br}}</ref>'' |
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José Louzeiro | |
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| José de Jesus Louzeiro | |
| Born | September 19, 1932 |
| Died | December 29, 2017 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Occupation(s) | Novel writer, screenwriter,reporter |
José de Jesus Louzeiro (September 19, 1932 – December 29, 2017) was a Brazilian novelist, screenwriter and reporter.
Louzeiro was born in São Luís. He started working in 1948 as an intern at the newspaper O Imparcial. In 1953, when he was 21 years old, he moved to Rio de Janeiro where he worked on the magazine A Revista da Semana and O Jornal. Louzeiro also wrote for the newspapers Diário Carioca, Última Hora, Correio da Manhã, Folha and Diário do Grande ABC, as well for the magazine Manchete. [1]
Louzeiro first foray in literature was in 1958 with the short story Depois da Luta. His experience as a police reporter marked his literary production; Louzeiro's writing about real-life crime stories in a novelized way was compared to Truman Capote's nonfiction novels. Another books by Louzeiro are Lúcio Flávio, o passageiro da agonia (1975), Araceli, meu amor (1976) and Infância dos mortos (1977). He also wrote children's books.[2]
Louzeiro collaborated with film director Héctor Babenco, writing the screenplay for Lúcio Flávio, 1977 film adaptation of Lúcio Flávio, o passageiro da agonia. Infância dos mortos was also adapted to the movies, as the 1981 film Pixote.[3]
Death
Louzeiro died on December 29, 2017, in Rio de Janeiro.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Morre no Rio o escritor e roteirista José Louzeiro". Agência Brasil - Últimas notícias do Brasil e do mundo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "Morre no Rio o jornalista e escritor José Louzeiro, aos 85 anos". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ Rist, Peter H. (2014-05-08). Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810880368.
