Brazilian Writer Luis Fernando Veríssimo Died. He Was 88 Years Old.
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Refined humorous gift and precise text, gaucho chronicist collects avarisms that popular imaginary people can imagine: ‘My relationship with death is to forget that she exists. And I hope she does the same with me’
Brazilian writer died in Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. He was buried three weeks ago with pneumonia diagnosis.
Also translator, journalist and musician, writer was 88 years old and faced the complications of an AVC
I had a close encounter with Veríssimo's work at least twenty years ago, after a car accident, when I spent a few days at home convalescing. Friends who came to visit brought the 1999 book "Sex in the Head." Reading the chronicles immediately captivated me, making it impossible to put down. From that moment on, Veríssimo became more than an indispensable reference for me; it became a compulsive addiction. Now I had to read everything the author …
The announcement was published in an extra edition of the Official Journal of the Union. "Vissimo, one of the largest chronicists in the country, died at the age of 88. He was born in Porto Alegre (RS). In all, he had more than 70 books published and 5.6 million copies sold, among chronics, novels, accounts and quadrinches," indicated in a communiqué to the Brazilian presidency. According to Brazilian portal G1, Verissimo was involved in the int…
The ABL (Brazilian Academy of Letters) released a statement mourning the death of writer Luis Fernando Verissimo in the early hours of Saturday (August 30, 2025) in Porto Alegre. The Rio Grande do Sul-born author died at the age of 88 from complications caused by a severe case of pneumonia. The son of fellow writer Erico Verissimo, Luis Fernando was born on September 26, 1936, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, and spent part of his childhood a…
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