Joel Rufino dos Santos (19 June 1941 – 4 September 2015) was a Brazilian academic and writer, including historian and novelist.
Life and career Rufino dos Santos was born in 1941 in Rio de Janeiro.
He was a professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
Rufino dos Santos is considered one of the country's greatest historians as well as a novelist and writer, having been one of the leading names in the study of African culture and Afro-Brazilian literature in Brazil.
Death He died from complications from cardiac surgery on 4 September 2015.
See also
List of Brazilian writers List of historians List of novelists
References
External links , his official website Books by Joel Rufino dos Santos Joel Rufino Dos Santos: Brazil ⋆ Author Joel Rufino dos Santos Biography and Filmography