Nélson Rodrigues

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Nélson Falcão Rodrigues (August 23, 1912 – December 21, 1980) was a Brazilian dramatist, journalist and writer.

[edit] Biography

Born in Recife, the capital of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, Nélson moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1916 when his father, Mário Rodrigues, purchased a house in Zona Norte, a poor suburb of the city. Mário Rodrigues found work in the carioca newspaper Correio da Manhã.

In 1925 he started to work at A Manhã, a newspaper owned by his father. The following years were relatively happy for the Rodrigues family, until the murder of Roberto Rodrigues, Nélson's brother. After Roberto's death, Mário fell into a depression, passing away a few months later. In the Revolução de 30 the Rodrigues newspaper was destroyed by the revolutionary army.

In 1932 Rodrigues got a job with O Globo, but was diagnosed with tuberculosis a year later. His treatment was financed by Roberto Marinho, who also paid Rodrigues's salary during his time away at Campos do Jordão. Rodrigues was also famous for his articles about soccer and specifically Fluminense—the Rio de Janeiro soccer team that he supported. Beginning in 1940 Rodrigues divided his time between his job at O Globo and his personal work as dramatist. His first play debuted in 1941, A Mulher Sem Pecado (English: The Woman Without Sin). It was a fiasco, but his second play, Vestido de Noiva (English: Wedding Dress or Dress of a Bride) was more successful. By the 1940s he had invented a character, Suzana Flag, to write novels.

[edit] Works

Plays 1941: A Mulher Sem Pecado 1943: Vestido de Noiva 1946: Álbum de Família 1947: Anjo Negro 1947: Senhora dos Afogados 1949: Dorotéia 1951: Valsa No. 6 1953: A Falecida 1957: Viúva, Porém Honesta 1958: Os Sete Gatinhos 1958: Boca de Ouro 1960: Beijo no Asfalto 1962: 'Otto Lara Resende ou Bonitinha, mas Ordinária 1965: Toda Nudez Será Castigada 1973: Anti-Nélson Rodrigues 1978: A Serpente

Novels 1944: Meu Destino é Pecar (as Suzana Flag) 1946: Escravas do Amor (as Suzana Flag) 1946: Minha Vida]] (as Suzana Flag) 1947: A Mulher Que Amou de Mais (as Suzana Flag) 1947: O Homem Proíbido (as Suzana Flag) 1959 Asfalto Selvagem (also known as Engraçadinha) 1966: O Casamento Newspaper column collections 1967: Memórias de Nélson Rodrigues 1968: A Cabra Vadia 1970: O Óbvio Ululante 1971: A Sombra Das Chuteiras Imortais 1972: A Pátria em Chuteiras 1977: O Reácionário 1978: O Remador de Ben-Hur

Persondata
NAME	Rodrigues, Nélson Falcão
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Flag, Suzana
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Novelist, journalist, playwright
DATE OF BIRTH	August 23, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH	Recife, Brazil
DATE OF DEATH	December 21, 1980
PLACE OF DEATH