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Ruy Castro

Born

in Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

February 26, 1948

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction, Biography

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Rui Castro, na ortografia oficial. Nasceu em 1948. Começou como repórter em 1967, no Correio da Manhã, do Rio, e passou por todos os grandes veículos da imprensa carioca e paulistana.
A partir de 1990, concentrou-se nos livros. Publicou, entre muitos outros, as biografias de Carmen Miranda, Garrincha e Nelson Rodrigues, e obras de reconstituição histórica, sobre a Bossa Nova, Ipanema e o Flamengo. É cidadão benemérito do Rio de Janeiro.

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Average rating: 4.2 · 5,111 ratings · 433 reviews · 75 distinct works • Similar authors

	Garrincha: The Triumph & Tragedy of Brazil's Forgotten Footballing Hero 4.43 avg rating — 765 ratings — published 1995 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bossa Nova by Ruy Castro, Julian Dibbell (Foreword) 4.34 avg rating — 648 ratings — published 1990 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Anjo Pornográfico: A Vida de Nelson Rodrigues 4.55 avg rating — 616 ratings — published 1992 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rio De Janeiro 3.98 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 2004 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Os perigos do imperador: Um romance do Segundo Reinado 4.17 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Carmen – A vida de Carmen Miranda, a luso-brasileira mais famosa do século XX 4.57 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Metrópole à Beira-Mar: o Rio moderno dos anos 20 by Ruy Castro, Hélio de Almeida (Illustrator) 4.37 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frankenstein: uma história de Mary Shelley by Ruy Castro (Adaptador), Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Autora original) 3.87 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Era no tempo do Rei : Um romance da chegada da corte 3.61 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O ouvidor do Brasil: 99 vezes Tom Jobim really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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