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Henrique Lins de Barros

1947 – 2025

Brazilian polymath

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About Henrique Lins de Barros

Lived 1947 – 2025 (aged 78). Henrique Lins de Barros was a physicist, biophysicist, biographer, historian, screenwriter and biophysics, known for Alberto Santos Dumont.

Awards For his research on Santos Dumont, Henrique Lins de Barros was awarded the Order of Aeronautical Merit as Grand-Officer on October 23, 2007. He also received the Santos-Dumont Merit Medal and the National Order of Scientific Merit, Medalha 20 anos da Ciência Hoje.

Works Partial listing:

Lins de Barros, Henrique Gomes de Paiva. Santos Dumont: o homem voa! Rio de Janeiro: Contraponto, 2000.

__________. Santos Dumont e a invenção do vôo. Rio de Janeiro: Jorge Zahar Editor, 2003.

__________. Desafio de voar. São Paulo: Metalivros, 2006.

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Important facts

Born

30 May 1947, Rio de Janeiro

Birth century

20th century

Died

28 September 2025

Occupation

Physicist, biophysicist, biographer, historian, screenwriter, Biophysics

Known for

Alberto Santos Dumont

Education

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Employers

Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas

Awards

National Order of Scientific Merit; Order of Aeronautical Merit (Brazil); Santos-Dumont Merit Medal

Also known as

Henrique Gomes de Paiva Lins de Barros

People in Henrique Lins de Barros's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Henrique

b. 1986

Association football player

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Henrique Lins de Barros's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Henrique Lins de Barros?

Brazilian polymath (1947–2025)

When was Henrique Lins de Barros born?

Henrique Lins de Barros was born on 30 May 1947 in Rio de Janeiro.

When did Henrique Lins de Barros die?

Henrique Lins de Barros died on 28 September 2025.

What was Henrique Lins de Barros's occupation?

Henrique Lins de Barros was a physicist, biophysicist, biographer, historian, screenwriter and biophysics.

What was Henrique Lins de Barros known for?

Henrique Lins de Barros was known for Alberto Santos Dumont.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Henrique Lins de Barros

· Wikidata: Q10294767

· DBpedia: Henrique Lins de Barros

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