Journalist Maria João Rolo Duarte Dies at the Age of 94

Maria João Rodrigues Madeira Rollo Duarte was the first Portuguese woman to sign a sports column in the World Sport magazine, having built a consolidated career in this area.

He was 94 years old

Natural of Lisbon, Maria João Rodrigues Madeira Rollo Duarte was the first Portuguese woman to sign a sports column in the newspaper “World Sports”, which was distinguished in 2020 by the Portuguese Olympic Committee (COP) in a ceremony that honored journalists with a strengthened career in sports journalism.