Olavo de Carvalho

Journalist

Birthday April 29, 1947

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Sao Paulo, Brazil

DEATH DATE Jan 24, 2022 (74)

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About

Writer, lecturer, journalist and essayist known for his conservative and right-wing political stance, and his outspoken criticism of leftist politics. He moved to Richmond, Virginia, in 2005, and acted as an international correspondent, writing a weekly column for Brazilian newspaper Diário do Comércio. He was the founder and president of the Inter-American Institute for Philosophy, Government, and Social Thought. 

Before Fame

He was a member of the Brazilian Communist Party from 1966 to 1968. After becoming disillusioned with the ideology, he became an astrologer, participating in the first astrology course offered at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. 

Trivia

He started the website Maskless Media in 2002, a site dedicated to analysis, criticism and observatory of the news media. 

Family Life

He was the son of Luiz Gonzaga de Carvalho, a lawyer, and Nicéa Pimentel de Carvalho. He was married to Roxane Andrade de Souza, and together they had eight children. 

Associated With

In 2015 he participated in the The Washington Conclave for Democracy along with Alvaro UribeJeb Bush, and Marco Rubio