Assis Chateaubriand
Francisco de Assis Chateaubriand Bandeira de Melo (pronounced [fɾɐ̃ˈsisku dʒi aˈsis ʃɐtobɾiˈɐ̃ bɐ̃ˈdejɾɐ dʒi ˈmɛlu]), also nicknamed Chatô (October 4, 1892 – April 4, 1968), was a Brazilian lawyer, journalist, politician and diplomat. He was founder and director of the then main press chain of Brazil, the Diários Associados: 34 newspapers, 36 radio stations, 18 television stations, one news agency, one weekly magazine (O Cruzeiro), one monthly magazine (A Cigarra) as well as many magazines for children.
Assis Chateaubriand | |
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Assis Chateaubriand in 1957 | |
| Born | 4 October 1892 Umbuzeiro, Paraíba, Brazil |
| Died | 4 April 1968 (aged 75) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Alma mater | Recife's Law Faculty |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, journalist, patron, politician, lawyer, university professor and writer |
During the 1940s and 1950s, he became notable in Brazil for his work as a journalist, an entrepreneur, an arts patron as well as a politician. Chateaubriand was appointed Ambassador of Brazil to the United Kingdom, position he held from 1957 to 1961. He was also a lawyer and professor of law, writer and member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, occupying its 37th chair from 1954 until his death in 1968.