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Nelson Rodrigues

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68 Years Old

Nelson Falcão Rodrigues was a Brazilian playwright, journalist and novelist. In 1943, he helped usher in a new era in Brazilian theater with his play Vestido de Noiva (The Wedding Dress), considered revolutionary for the complex exploration of its characters' psychology and its use of colloquial dialog. He went on to write many other seminal plays and today is widely regarded as Brazil's greatest playwright. His plays usually dealt with topics considered taboo by Brazilian society, such as sexuality, virginity and incest, denouncing the hypocrisy of family life in the middle and upper classes.

Born

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil on 23rd August 1912

Died

21st December 1980

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Nelson: Por Ele Mesmo
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Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
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O Rei Pelé
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Zimba
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Fragmentos de Dois Escritores
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Máscara da Traição
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24 Horas no Rio