WRITER

João Ubaldo Ribeiro

1941 - 2014

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of João Ubaldo Ribeiro has received more than 64,200 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. João Ubaldo Ribeiro is the 5,127th most popular writer (down from 4,591st in 2019), the 607th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 500th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Brazilian Writer.

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  • 64k

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  • 47.14

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.07

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  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

O albatroz azul
2009
Sergeant Getulio
1984
Vencecavalo e o outro povo
1974
Sargento Getúlio
Military police, Fiction
2007
Um brasileiro em Berlim - Ein Brasilianer in Berlin
Travel, Authors, Brazilian, Social life and customs
"Excellent current example of a noted writer residing abroad and sharing experiences with readers in Brazil in the form of crônicas. Aside from considerations of cultural exchange, includes numerous memories of Northeast, confirming Ribeiro's talent and reputation established in short fiction and novels"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
1995
O albatroz azul
2009

Among WRITERS

Among writers, João Ubaldo Ribeiro ranks 5,127 out of 7,302. Before him are Inger Hagerup, Urs Widmer, Joel Chandler Harris, Abbas Sahhat, Warren Farrell, and Edoardo Sanguineti. After him are Enzo Biagi, Patrick Rothfuss, Emil František Burian, Laura Cereta, Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, and Harold Russell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, João Ubaldo Ribeiro ranks 447. Before him are José Ufarte, François Weyergans, Christoph Höhne, Vikki Carr, Boris Gaganelov, and Stanislav Stratiev. After him are Peter Takeo Okada, José Antonio Zaldúa, Markus Lüpertz, Göran Therborn, Jean Vallée, and David Selby. Among people deceased in 2014, João Ubaldo Ribeiro ranks 344. Before him are James Foley, Lori Sandri, China Zorrilla, Efua Dorkenoo, Urs Widmer, and Ben Bradlee. After him are Buddy DeFranco, Anahita Ratebzad, Željko Šturanović, Géza Gulyás, Fiorenzo Angelini, and Dale Gardner.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, João Ubaldo Ribeiro ranks 607 out of 2,236. Before him are Carlinhos Júnior (1994), Joaquim Nabuco (1849), Dalton Vigh (1964), Guy Ecker (1959), Christian Fittipaldi (1971), and Alex Sandro (1991). After him are Pita (1958), Luiz Bueno (1937), Alexandre Torres (1966), Carlos Latuff (1968), Luiz Luz (1909), and Warwick Estevam Kerr (1922).

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Among WRITERS In Brazil

Among writers born in Brazil, João Ubaldo Ribeiro ranks 33. Before him are Graciliano Ramos (1892), Lygia Bojunga Nunes (1932), Olavo Bilac (1865), Manuel Antônio de Almeida (1831), João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920), and Álvares de Azevedo (1831). After him are Erico Verissimo (1905), Ferreira Gullar (1930), Casimiro de Abreu (1839), Júlia Lopes de Almeida (1862), Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (1820), and Alberto Dines (1932).

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