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Jorge Amado

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Also known as Jorge Leal Amado de Faria

Brazilian writer (1912-2001)

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Jorge Leal Amado de Faria was a Brazilian writer, journalist, poet, and novelist. Born in Itabuna, Bahia, on 10 August 1912, he was educated at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Faculty of Law. His literary career began in 1931 and was associated with the modernism movement. He wrote in Brazilian Portuguese and was influenced by Machado de Assis. Amado was an atheist and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and the Academy of Arts, Berlin.

He was married to Zélia Gattai. His notable works include *Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon*, *Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands*, *Tieta*, and *Captains of the Sands*. Other works listed are *Agonia da noite*, *Tocaia Grande*, *O menino grapiúna*, *Ṭiyeṭah do Agresṭeh*, and *Os asperos tempos*. Amado died of natural causes in Salvador on 6 August 2001.

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Person · Open Library

Born
10 Aug 1912
Died
6 Aug 2001
Works
349

Top works

  • Agonia da noite
  • Tocaia Grande
  • O menino grapiúna
  • Ṭiyeṭah do Agresṭeh
  • Os asperos tempos

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Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil

Jorge Leal Amado de Faria (10 August 1912 – 6 August 2001) was a Brazilian writer of the modernist school. He remains the best known of modern Brazilian writers, with his work having been translated into some 49 languages and popularized in film, notably Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands in 1976. His work reflects the image of a Mestiço Brazil and is marked by religious syncretism. He depicted a…

Known for

  • 3 Obás de Xangô — Self (archive footage)2025
  • Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi — Self (archive footage)2024
  • Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Quando a Coisa Vira Outra — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Dê Lembranças a Todos — Self2018
  • Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth — Self (archive footage)2003
  • Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds — Self1998
  • Jorge Amado — Self1996
  • Tieta of Agreste — Ele Mesmo1996
  • Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei — Self1996

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jorge
Gender
male
Citizenship
Brazil
Place of birth
Itabuna
Place of death
Salvador
Spouse
Zélia Gattai
Occupation
politician
Educated at
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Faculty of Law
Languages spoken
Portuguese
Native language
Portuguese
Religion
atheism
Notable work
Tereza Batista: Home from the Wars
Official website
www.jorgeamado.com.br
Image
Jorge Amado, 1972.jpg
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Commons category
Jorge Amado
date of birth
1912-08-10
date of death
2001-08-06
topic's main category
Category:Jorge Amado
influenced by
Machado de Assis
member of
Academy of Arts, Berlin
name in native language
Jorge Leal Amado de Faria
writing language
Brazilian Portuguese
start of work period
1931-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
cardiac arrest
end of work period
2001-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Jorge Leal Amado de Faria (/ˈʒɔːrʒi/ ZHOR-zhee; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʒɔʁʒi aˈmadu]; 10 August 1912 – 6 August 2001), known as Jorge Amado, was a Brazilian writer of the modernist school. He remains the best-known of modern Brazilian writers, with his work having been translated into some 49 languages and popularized in film, including Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands in 1976, and having been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature at least seven times. His work reflects the image of a Mestiço Brazil and is marked by religious syncretism. He depicted a cheerful and optimistic country that was beset, at the same time, with deep social and economic differences.

He occupied the 23rd chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1961 until his death in 2001. He won the 1984 International Nonino Prize in Italy. He also was Federal Deputy for São Paulo as a member of the Brazilian Communist Party between 1947 and 1951.

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