João Ubaldo Ribeiro

João Ubaldo Ribeiro
Born(1941-01-23)January 23, 1941
Itaparica, Bahia
DiedJuly 18, 2014(2014-07-18) (aged 73)
Rio de Janeiro
NationalityBrazilian
OccupationAuthor

João Ubaldo Ribeiro (January 23, 1941 – July 18, 2014) was a Brazilian writer, journalist, screenwriter and professor. Several of his books and short stories have been turned into movies and TV series in Brazil. Ribeiro was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, being elected in 1994. At the time of his death many considered him to be Brazil's greatest contemporary novelist.

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