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Paulo Freire
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Brazilian educator and philosopher (1921–1997)
Paulo Freire was a Brazilian educator and philosopher who developed influential ideas about teaching and learning, particularly focused on helping poor and marginalized people gain literacy and critical awareness of their circumstances. His work matters because his approach to education—which emphasized dialogue, critical thinking, and empowerment rather than passive memorization—has shaped educational practices and social movements worldwide.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paulo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Recife
- Place of death
- São Paulo
- Occupation
- poet
- Employer
- University of Oldenburg
- Political party
- Workers' Party
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- Portuguese
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Notable work
- Pedagogy of the Oppressed
- Field of work
- pedagogy
- Official website
- www.pedagogyoftheoppressed.com
- Image
- Paulo Freire 1977.jpg
- Work location
- Geneva
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- Paulo Freire
- date of birth
- 1921-10-19
- date of death
- 1997-05-02
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- name in native language
- Paulo Freire
- has works in the collection
- Memoria Chilena
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Encyclopedic overview
Paulo Reglus Neves Freire (19 September 1921 – 2 May 1997) was a Brazilian educator and Marxist philosopher whose work revolutionized global thought on education. He is best known for Pedagogy of the Oppressed, in which he reimagines teaching as a collaborative act of liberation rather than transmission. A founder of critical pedagogy, Freire’s influence spans literacy movements, liberation theology, postcolonial education, Marxism, and contemporary theories of social justice and learning. He is widely regarded as one of the most important educational theorists of the twentieth century, alongside figures such as John Dewey and Maria Montessori.
Biography
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