Joel Rufino dos Santos

Brazilian writer and historian

Joel Rufino dos Santos
Born	(1941-06-19)June 19, 1941 Cascadura, Rio de Janeiro
Died	4 September 2015(2015-09-04) (aged 73–74) Rio de Janeiro
Website	Joel Rufino dos Santos – Biografia

Joel Rufino dos Santos (19 June 1941 – 4 September 2015) was a Brazilian writer and historian.^[1]^[2] He was born in 1941 in Rio de Janeiro.^[3] He was a professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, he 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. He died from complications from cardiac surgery on 4 September 2015.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Khan, Santos. "Joel Rufino Dos Santos: Brazil ⋆ Author – ResearchGate".
^ Pereira, Amauri Mendes; Pereira, Amilcar Araujo; Alberti, Verena (December 2013). "Entrevista com Joel Rufino dos Santos". Estudos Históricos. 26 (52). Rio de Janeiro: 491–518. doi:10.1590/S0103-21862013000200012.
^ Kelly, Melon. "O Que é racismo - Joel Rufino dos Santos – Scribd" (in Portuguese).
^ "Joel Rufino Dos Santos biografia" (in Portuguese).
^ Dos Santos, Joel Rufino. "Joel Rufino dos Santos, writer, teacher and Authoristorian, died in Rio".