Barbosa Lima Sobrinho
Brazilian writer, historian, essayist, journalist and politician
About Barbosa Lima Sobrinho
Lived 1897 – 2000 (aged 103). Barbosa Lima Sobrinho was a Brazilian journalist, lawyer, writer, politician, jurist and essayist.
Alexandre José Barbosa Lima Sobrinho (January 22, 1897 – July 16, 2000) was a Brazilian lawyer, writer, historian, essayist, journalist and politician.
Sobrinho was born in Recife on January 22, 1897. In 1917 he graduated in law and social sciences in Recife. In 1926 he published his first book and was elected president of the Brazilian Press Association. He was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 1937 and, at the end of the 1990s, appeared in the Guinness World Records as the oldest active journalist in the world. Author of over 70 books, he died in 2000 at the age of 103.
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Who was Barbosa Lima Sobrinho?
Brazilian writer, historian, essayist, journalist and politician (1897-2000)
When was Barbosa Lima Sobrinho born?
Barbosa Lima Sobrinho was born on 22 January 1897 in Recife.
When did Barbosa Lima Sobrinho die?
Barbosa Lima Sobrinho died on 16 July 2000 in Rio de Janeiro.
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Barbosa Lima Sobrinho was a journalist, lawyer, writer, politician, jurist and essayist.
What nationality was Barbosa Lima Sobrinho?
Barbosa Lima Sobrinho was Brazilian.
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