About Hélio Fernandes
Lived 1921 – 2021 (aged 100). Hélio Fernandes was a Brazilian journalist.
Hélio Fernandes (11 January 1921 – 10 March 2021) was a Brazilian journalist.
He owned the newspaper Tribuna da Imprensa from 1962 until his death. Hélio was the father of journalists Rodolfo Fernandes and Hélio Fernandes Filho and brother of the artist and comedian Millôr Fernandes.
Biography Hélio Fernandes was born on January 11, 1921, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 1933, he started working for the O Cruzeiro magazine with his brother Millôr Fernandes and worked for 16 years. He became head of the sports section of the Diario Carioca and then the director of the Manchete after Diario Carioca closed.
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Who was Hélio Fernandes?
Brazilian journalist
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Hélio Fernandes was born on 11 January 1921 in Rio de Janeiro.
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Hélio Fernandes died on 10 March 2021 in Rio de Janeiro.
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Hélio Fernandes was a journalist.
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Hélio Fernandes was Brazilian.
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