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Joel Rufino dos Santos

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Joel Rufino dos Santos
Born(1941-06-19)June 19, 1941
Cascadura, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died4 September 2015(2015-09-04) (aged 73–74)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation(s)Academic, writer
Websitejoelrufinodossantos.com.br

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

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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

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He died from complications from cardiac surgery on 4 September 2015.[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Khan, Santos. "Joel Rufino Dos Santos: Brazil ⋆ Author – ResearchGate".
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Kelly, Melon. "O Que é racismo - Joel Rufino dos Santos – Scribd" (in Portuguese).
  4. ^ "Joel Rufino Dos Santos biografia" (in Portuguese).
  5. ^ Dos Santos, Joel Rufino. "Joel Rufino dos Santos, writer, teacher and Authoristorian, died in Rio".
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