Joel Rufino dos Santos (19 June 1941 – 4 September 2015) was a Brazilian academic and writer, including historian and novelist.[1][2]
Life and career
Rufino dos Santos was born in 1941 in Rio de Janeiro.[3]
He was a professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
Rufino dos Santos is considered one of the country's greatest historians as well as a novelist and writer, having been one of the leading names in the study of African culture and Afro-Brazilian literature in Brazil.
Death
He died from complications from cardiac surgery on 4 September 2015.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ Khan, Santos. "Joel Rufino Dos Santos: Brazil ⋆ Author – ResearchGate".
- ^ Pereira, Amauri Mendes; Pereira, Amilcar Araujo; Alberti, Verena (December 2013). "Entrevista com Joel Rufino dos Santos". Estudos Históricos. 26 (52). Rio de Janeiro: 491–518. doi:10.1590/S0103-21862013000200012.
- ^ Kelly, Melon. "O Que é racismo - Joel Rufino dos Santos – Scribd" (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Joel Rufino Dos Santos biografia" (in Portuguese).
- ^ Dos Santos, Joel Rufino. "Joel Rufino dos Santos, writer, teacher and Authoristorian, died in Rio".
External links
- joelrufinodossantos
.com .br, his official website - Books by Joel Rufino dos Santos
- Joel Rufino Dos Santos: Brazil ⋆ Author
- Joel Rufino dos Santos Biography and Filmography