Joel Rufino dos Santos
Brazilian writer and historian
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Joel Rufino dos Santos (19 June 1941 – 4 September 2015) was a Brazilian academic and writer, including historian and novelist.[1][2]
PresidentItamar Franco, Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded byAdão Ventura
Succeeded byDulce Pereira
BornJune 19, 1941
Joel Rufino dos Santos | |
|---|---|
| President of the Palmares Cultural Foundation | |
| In office 21 January 1994 – 10 July 1996 | |
| President | Itamar Franco, Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
| Preceded by | Adão Ventura |
| Succeeded by | Dulce Pereira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 19, 1941 |
| Died | 4 September 2015 (aged 73–74) |
| Occupation | Academic, writer |
| Website | joelrufinodossantos |
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]
