Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 23, 1941
Died
Jul 18, 2014
Place of Birth
Itaparica, Bahia, Brazil
Credits
21 titles
João Ubaldo Ribeiro
Biography
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
Filmography
Contra o Veneno Peçonhento do Cão Danado
Ele mesmo
Minha Estupidez
Domingos
Self
A Paixão Segundo Callado
Self
Faça Sua História
Creator
Faça Sua História
Writer
Português - A Língua do Brasil
Celebrity
Self
Língua - Vidas em Português
Self
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
Self
God Is Brazilian
Screenplay
Janela da Alma
Self
Brava Gente
Novel
Tieta of Agreste
Screenplay
Jorge Amado
Self
O Compadre de Ogum
Writer
O Sorriso do Lagarto
Novel
No Tempo de Glauber
Sargento Getúlio
Novel
Glauber Rocha: Morto/Vivo
The Age of the Earth
Self