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Carlos Castelo Branco was born on 25 June, 1920 in Teresina, Brazil, is a Brazilian journalist and writer (1920–1993). Discover Carlos Castelo Branco's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?
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| Occupation |
Journalist and writer |
| Age |
73 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
25 June 1920 |
| Birthday |
25 June |
| Birthplace |
Teresina, Brazil |
| Date of death |
1 June, 1993 |
| Died Place |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality |
Brazil
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Carlos Castelo Branco Height, Weight & Measurements
At 73 years old, Carlos Castelo Branco height not available right now. We will update Carlos Castelo Branco's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Cristino Castello Branco (father)Dulcila Santanna (mother) |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Pedro Castelo Branco, Luciana Castelo Branco, Rodrigo Castelo Branco |
Carlos Castelo Branco Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Carlos Castelo Branco worth at the age of 73 years old? Carlos Castelo Branco’s income source is mostly from being a successful Miscellaneous. He is from Brazil. We have estimated Carlos Castelo Branco's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Miscellaneous |
Carlos Castelo Branco Social Network
Timeline
Carlos Castello Branco (Teresina, June 25, 1920 – Rio de Janeiro, June 1, 1993) was a Brazilian journalist and writer.
He was a member of the Academia Brasileira de Letras and of the Academia Piauiense de Letras.
The column that he maintained in the Jornal do Brasil is a landmark of political journalism.
His collected papers are kept in the Archive-Museum of Brazilian Literature, part of the Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa.
Castelinho, as he was known, was born Teresina, in the Brazilian State of Piauí on June 25, 1920, the son of Cristino Castello Branco and Dulcila Santanna.
He started with Diários Associados in 1939 and, after assuming positions of leadership, resolved to dedicate himself to political reporting, initially in O Jornal (1949), then in Diário Carioca and in the magazine O Cruzeiro.
He obtained a law degree in Minas Gerais (1943), but his life was dedicated to journalism.
Married for 44 years to Élvia Lordello de Melo (married December 11, 1948), minister of the Tribunal de Contas da União, they had three children, Rodrigo, Luciana and Pedro.
He started his career in literature with Continhos Brasileiros (1952).
He was press secretary in the short government of Jânio Quadros in 1961.
With the resignation of Quadros, he took over as head of the branch of the Jornal do Brasil, in Brasília from 1962 to 1972.
There, the Coluna do Castello was born.
It was read, appreciated and feared by politicians, since it was written by someone intimate with the backstage dealings of power and a shrewd interpreter of the political reality.
He maintained this newspaper column until the end of his life.
His column is considered the most important work of Brazilian political journalism to date.
His slate defeated that headed by Arnaldo Ramos, which was running for re-election in 1976.
During his leadership of the Union, Castello constantly confronted the junta, but doing it with diplomacy, trying not to create friction.
After the issuing of Institutional Act Number 5 (Ato Institucional Número Cinco, in Portuguese) by the military dictatorship, the press in Brazil was severely censored and restricted.
Rodrigo died in a car accident in 1976 at age 25.
But even with all these setbacks, he was able to fulfil his term in 1981.
The auditorium of the Union bears his name in his honor.
Because of his struggle for press freedom, he won various international awards, like the Maria Moors Cabot prize, from Columbia University and the Mergenthaler Prize from the Inter American Press Association, as well as the Nereu Ramos Prize from the University of Santa Catarina and the Prêmio Almirante.
He was a member of the Academia Piauiense de Letras, Pen Clube do Brasil and the Associação Nacional de Escritores.
He was elected to chair 34 of the Academia Brasileira de Letras, in 1982.
He had health problems beginning in 1986.
He is buried in the Academia de Letras Brasileira's mausoleum in São João Batista Cemetery in Rio de Janeiro.
His posthumously released work, A Renuncia de Jânio (1996) is considered one of the best accounts of the resignation of Jânio Quadros, due to his close involvement in the affair.
Invited by the journalists Armando Rollemberg, Hélio Doyle and Carlos Marchi, he agreed to be a candidate for the presidency of the Union of Journalists of the Federal District, which was currently dominated by a group sympathetic to the military dictatorship.
