Gentileza
Sign in to saveJosé Datrino, known as prophet Gentileza (11 April 1917 – 29 May 1996) was a Brazilian urban personality, kind of a preacher, who became known from 1980 by making quirky inscriptions under an overpass in Rio de Janeiro, where he walked in a white robe and long beard. "Gentileza gera gentileza" ("Kindness begets kindness") is his most famous phrase.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Gentileza is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to Rio de Janeiro, Christmas and God.
It sits within the topics 1917 births, 1996 deaths and Brazilian outsider artists.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1917
- Died
- 1996
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Livro urbano do profeta Gentileza
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 67
- Total plays
- 362
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Cafelândia
- Place of death
- Mirandópolis
- Occupation
- artist
- Image
- Profeta Gentileza (1971).tif
Show 3 more facts
- date of birth
- 1917-00-00
- date of death
- 1996-01-01
- Commons category
- Profeta Gentileza
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Expanded description
- The Prophet Gentileza arises
- The Wall Paintings
- After his death
- The prophet Gentileza in the arts
- Beliefs
- References
- External links
José Datrino, known as prophet Gentileza (11 April 1917 – 29 May 1996) was a Brazilian urban personality, kind of a preacher, who became known from 1980 by making quirky inscriptions under an overpass in Rio de Janeiro, where he walked in a white robe and long beard. "Gentileza gera gentileza" ("Kindness begets kindness") is his most famous phrase.
==Early life== Born in Cafelândia, São Paulo, on Easter Wednesday, 11 April 1917, with eleven brothers, Datrino had a childhood of hard work in which he dealt directly with the land and with animals. To help the family, he pulled a wagon selling firewood in the neighborhood.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gentileza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.