Ruy Castro
1948
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Brazil
languages spoken, written or signed: Portuguese
occupation: journalist, writer, biographer, translator, novelist
award received: Prêmio Jabuti
Ruy Castro (born 26 February 1948, in Caratinga) is a Brazilian author and journalist. In 1996 he was a co-winner of the Prêmio Jabuti. He is known for his writings concerning Bossa nova and for his biographies, profiling figures such as Garrincha, Nelson Rodrigues and Carmen Miranda.On 6 October 2022 he was elected to occupy the Chair number 13 at the Brazilian Academy of Letters, in succession to Sérgio Paulo Rouanet. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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