Nicolau Sevcenko (São Vicente, 1952 — São Paulo, August 13, 2014) was a Brazilian historian, university professor, columnist, writer, and translator. Sevcenko specialized in the history of Brazilian culture and the social development of the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. He graduated from the University of São Paulo (USP), where he also served as a professor of cultural history. He was also a member of the Center for Latin American Cultural Studies at King's College of the University of London. He also served as a visiting professor at Georgetown University, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Harvard University. For many years, he published a column in the Folha de S.Paulo. Source: Wikipedia (en)