Memorial Page for João Ubaldo Ribeiro (née João Ubaldo Osório Pimentel Ribeiro)

Jan 23, 1941 – Jul 18, 2014(73 years)Died in:Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian author

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July 18th, 2026

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Biography

Birthplace

Itaparica, Bahia

Place of Death

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro

Nationality

Brazil

Cause of Death

pulmonary embolism

Occupation(5)

writer journalistscience fiction writernovelistchildren's writer

Awards(3)

Camões PrizeAnna Seghers-PreisCommander of the Order of Merit of Portugal

Education(1)

Federal University of Bahia

João Ubaldo Ribeiro (* January 23, 1941 in Itaparica; † July 18, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro) was a brazilian author. He was 73 years old. He studied at Federal University of Bahia. His awards include Camões Prize, Anna Seghers-Preis and Commander of the Order of Merit of Portugal. His cause of death was pulmonary embolism.

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Born in Itaparica, Bahia

1941

Anna Seghers-Preis

1994

Camões Prize

2008

Died in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (pulmonary embolism)

2014

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João Ubaldo Ribeiro (née João Ubaldo Osório Pimentel Ribeiro). Forever remembered.