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Also known as Nélson Rodrigues, Susana Flag, Myrna

Brazilian writer and playwright (1912–1980)

Person · Open Library

Works
75

Top works

  • Nelson Rodrigues na TV
  • Asfalto selvagem
  • O melhor de Nelson Rodrigues
  • Minha vida
  • A Mulher Que Amou Demais

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Film & TV

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

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…

Known for

  • Otto: De Trás p/ Diante — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Zimba — Self (archive footage)2021
  • Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos — Self (archive footage)2019
  • Nelson: Por Ele Mesmo2017
  • Mario Filho - O Criador das Multidões — Self (archive footage)2010
  • O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro — Self1976
  • 24 Horas no Rio1970
  • Máscara da Traição1969
  • Fragmentos de Dois Escritores — Himself1969
  • O Rei Pelé — Himself1962

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
190,083
Total plays
2,012,653

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Nelson Gonçalves, born Antonio Gonçalves on June 21st, 1919, in Santana do Livramento, Brazil. He was a famous Brazilian singer and songwriter. His parents were Portuguese immigrants and Nelson was raised in São Paulo where he worked at some menial jobs such as selling newspaper and boxing. Even as a stammerer, Gonçalves embarked on a career in music that saw him become one of the most popular Brazilian radio singers of the 1950s. Nelson Gonçalves <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Nelson+Gon%C3

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Nelson
Family name
Rodrigues
Gender
male
Citizenship
Brazil
Place of birth
Recife
Place of death
Rio de Janeiro
Occupation
novelist
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Nelson Rodrigues (1971).jpg
Number of children
6
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date of birth
1912-08-23
date of death
1980-12-21
birth name
Nelson Falcão Rodrigues
Commons category
Nelson Rodrigues
name in native language
Nelson Rodrigues
writing language
Portuguese
start of work period
1941-00-00
pseudonym
Myrna
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