Jorge Amado Writer

Jorge Leal Amado de Faria (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʒɔʁʒi lɛˈaw ɐˈmadu dʒi fɐˈɾi.ɐ], 10 August 1912 – 6 August 2001) was a Brazilian writer of the modernist school. He was the best known of modern Brazilian writers, his work having been translated into some 49 languages and popularized in film, notably Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands in 1978. His work reflects the image of a mestizo Brazil and is marked by religious syncretism. He depicted a cheerful and optimistic country that was beset, at the same time, with deep social and economic differences.He occupied the 23rd chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1961 until his death in 2001.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 10, 1912
Birth name	Jorge Leal Amado de Faria
Birth place	Brazil , Itabuna , Bahia
Date of death	August 06, 2001
Place of death	Brazil , Salvador Bahia
Education	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Faculty of Law
Spouse	Zélia Gattai