Eduardo Portella (8 October 1932 – 2 May 2017) was a Brazilian essayist, author, and Professor Emeritus at the
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. He authored thirty books and was President of
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International secur ...
's general conference.
Portella died of complications from
pneumonia
Pneumonia is an Inflammation, inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as Pulmonary alveolus, alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of Cough#Classification, productive or dry cough, ches ...
on 2 May 2017 at the age of 84.
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UNESCO
1932 births
2017 deaths
Writers from Salvador, Bahia
Brazilian writers
Members of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
Academic staff of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Deaths from pneumonia in Rio de Janeiro (state)
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