João Ubaldo Ribeiro
João Ubaldo Osório Pimentel Ribeiro ComM (Itaparica, January 23, 1941 — Rio de Janeiro, July 18, 2014) was a Brazilian writer and winner of the 2008 Camões Prize. Ubaldo Ribeiro had some works adapted for television and cinema, in addition to being distinguished in other countries, such as Germany. He is the author of novels such as Sargento Getúlio, O Sorriso do Lagarto, A Casa dos Budas Ditosos, which caused controversy and was banned in some establishments, and Viva o Povo Brasileiro, the latter of which was highlighted as a samba-enredo by the samba school Império da Tijuca, during the 1987 Carnival.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1941-01-23 · Itaparica, Bahia, Brazil
- Died
- 2014-07-18
Known for
- God Is Brazilian (2003) — Screenplay
- The Age of the Earth (1980) — Self
- Tieta of Agreste (1996) — Screenplay
- Celebrity (2003) — Self
- Window of the Soul (2001) — Self
- Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth (2003) — Self
- Sargento Getúlio (1983) — Novel
- Brava Gente (2000) — Novel
- Língua - Vidas em Português (2003) — Self
- O Sorriso do Lagarto (1991) — Novel
- Domingos (2009) — Self
- O Compadre de Ogum (1994) — Writer
- Faça Sua História (2008) — Creator
- Português - A Língua do Brasil (2007)
- Jorge Amado (1996) — Self
- No Tempo de Glauber (1987)