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Murilo Melo Filho

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Murilo Melo Filho
Born13 October 1928
Died27 May 2020(2020-05-27) (aged 91)
EducationPontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Occupation(s)Author, journalist, politician

Murilo Melo Filho (13 October 1928 - 27 May 2020) was a Brazilian author, journalist and politician.[1] He was a member of the Academia Brasileira de Letras, an elite group of 40 writers and poets similar to France's Académie Française, occupying Chair no 20,[2] in succession to Aurélio de Lira Tavares. He was also a member of the regional Academia Norte-Riograndense de Letras, occupying Chair no 19. He was a member of the administrative council of the Associação Brasileira de Imprensa (the Brazilian Press Association)[3]

He was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, the son of Murilo Melo and Hermínia de Freitas Melo. He worked on A República, a periodical published in his home town. From 1952 to 1958 he worked on the Tribuna da Imprensa under Carlos Lacerda.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Lopes, Ney (June 6, 2020). "Murilo Melo, Lacerda e o crédito educativo". Tribuna do Norte. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Arnaldo Niskier (17 June 2013). Memórias de um sobrevivente. Nova Fronteira. p. 316. ISBN 978-85-209-3554-5.
  3. ^ "Murilo Melo Filho, membro da ABL, morre no Rio aos 91 anos". Globo. May 27, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  4. ^ John W. F. Dulles (1 January 1991). Carlos Lacerda, Brazilian Crusader: The years 1914-1960. University of Texas Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-292-71125-9.