Nelson Rodrigues

Nelson Rodrigues

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Born 1912-08-23 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil 2 credit(s) Popularity 0.3
Nelson Falcão Rodrigues (Recife, August 23, 1912 – Rio de Janeiro, December 21, 1980) was a writer, journalist, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and chronicler of Brazilian customs and football. He is considered Brazil's most influential playwright. His plays usually dealt with topics considered taboo by Brazilian society, such as sexuality, virginity and incest, denouncing the hypocrisy of family life in t...
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Nelson Falcão Rodrigues (Recife, August 23, 1912 – Rio de Janeiro, December 21, 1980) was a writer, journalist, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and chronicler of Brazilian customs and football. He is considered Brazil's most influential playwright.

His plays usually dealt with topics considered taboo by Brazilian society, such as sexuality, virginity and incest, denouncing the hypocrisy of family life in the middle and upper classes.

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Linhas Cruzadas poster
Linhas Cruzadas
as Dramaturgy, Writer
2021-01-28
Brava Gente poster
Brava Gente
as Novel
2000-12-26

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