Fernando Gomes de Morais (born July 22, 1946) is a Brazilian journalist, biographer, politician and writer. He wrote biographies and books on a series of Brazilian historical personalities and events, many of which were adapted into film.

Life and career

Morais was born in

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. He started in journalism when he was 15 years old. In 1961, he was then a courier in a magazine edited by a bank in Belo Horizonte, when he had to cover the absence of their only journalist at a

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. At age 18 he moved to

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having worked for ''

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'', ''Jornal da Tarde'', '' Folha de S. Paulo'', ''

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'' and '' portal IG''. He was awarded the Esso Award three times and the Prêmio Abril four times. His first editorial success was ''A Ilha'', an account of a trip to

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. After that, Moraes wrote other biographies and non-fiction books, such as ''Olga'', ''Chatô, o Rei do Brasil'' and ''O Mago.''

In politics

Fernando was state deputy for eight years and State Secretary of Culture (1988-1991) and Education (1991-1993) for

, during the governments of

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and

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Bibliography

* 1976 - ''A Ilha'' * 1985 - ''Olga'' - A biography of the Communist activist

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, adapted into

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in 2004.(English edition ''Olga: Revolutionary and Martyr. )'' * 1994 - ''Chatô, o Rei do Brasil'' - A biography of the media mogul

Assis Chateaubriand Francisco de Assis Chateaubriand Bandeira de Melo (pronounced ), also nicknamed Chatô (October 4, 1892 – April 4, 1968), was a Brazilian lawyer, journalist, politician and diplomat. He was founder and director of the then main press chain o ...

, adapted into film in 2016. * 2000 - ''Corações Sujos'' - A non-fiction book about the Japanese terrorist organization Shindo Renmei, adapted into film in 2011. * 2003 - ''Cem Quilos de Ouro'' * 2005 - ''Na Toca dos Leões'' * 2006 - ''Montenegro, as aventuras do Marechal que fez uma revolução nos céus do Brasil'' * 2008 - ''O Mago'' -An authorized biography of the writer

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.(English edition: Paulo Coelho: A Warrior's Life: The Authorized Biography. ) * 2011 ''Os Últimos Soldados da Guerra Fria'' (English edition: ''The Last Soldiers of the Cold War''. ), adapted into the 2019 film '' Wasp Network.''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morais, Fernando Living people Brazilian biographers Brazilian journalists Male journalists Members of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo 1946 births São Paulo (state) politicians Male biographers People from Mariana, Minas Gerais