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Zuenir Ventura, prominent Brazilian journalist and writer, dies at 95
Zuenir Ventura, a prominent Brazilian journalist, writer, and member of the Academia Brasileira de Letras (ABL), died on Tuesday at the age of 95 due to pneumonia. Born in Minas Gerais, Ventura had a career spanning over six decades, during which he worked for major outlets including O Globo, Jornal do Brasil, Veja, and Correio da Manhã.
Ventura was highly regarded for his investigative reporting on social and political issues. His most famous works include ‘1968: O Ano que Não Terminou’, which analyzed the political and cultural shifts during the military dictatorship, and ‘Cidade Partida’, a Jabuti Prize-winning report on urban violence in Rio de Janeiro. He also received the Esso and Vladimir Herzog awards for his coverage of the assassination of environmentalist Chico Mendes.
A member of the ABL since 2014, occupying the seat previously held by Ariano Suassuna, Ventura was a respected professor at UFRJ and Uerj. His funeral services were scheduled to take place at the ABL headquarters, with burial at the ABL Mausoleum in the São João Batista Cemetery.
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Academia Brasileira de Letras · Ariano Suassuna · Brazil · Brazilian Academy of Letters · Chico Mendes · O Globo · Rio de Janeiro · Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · Zuenir Ventura
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- [● 2 SOURCES] Zuenir Ventura held chair 32 of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. prensadebabel.com.br · www.tnh1.com.br
- [● 3 SOURCES] He authored the book '1968: The Year That Did Not End'. prensadebabel.com.br · www.tnh1.com.br · extra.globo.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The cause of death was pneumonia. prensadebabel.com.br
- [○ 1 SOURCE] He won the Esso and Vladimir Herzog awards for his investigation into the murder of Chico Mendes. prensadebabel.com.br
- [● 2 SOURCES] He was elected to the Brazilian Academy of Letters in 2014 to succeed Ariano Suassuna. prensadebabel.com.br · www.tnh1.com.br
- [○ 1 SOURCE] His book 'Cidade Partida' won the Jabuti Prize in 1994. valor.globo.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] Zuenir Ventura died on Tuesday (22nd) at the age of 95. prensadebabel.com.br · www.tnh1.com.br · extra.globo.com · valor.globo.com