Leo Vaz (June 6, 1890 – March 5, 1973) was a Brazilian writer, teacher and journalist. He was the author of novels and short stories in a satirical styleBarreto, Lima in Correspondência – 2 ª ed.- São Paulo – Editora Brasiliense – 1961 -205 pg.
Biography Leonel Vaz de Barros was born in Capivari.Mattos, Virginia Bastos de in Léo Vaz, O cético e sorridente caipira de Capivari – Ribeirão Preto – Editora Migalhas, 2009 – He graduated from the Normal School as a teacher in 1911 and taught in the cities of São Paulo and Recife( Escola de Navegação) until 1918.
As a journalist, he began writing for the newspaper of Piracicaba.Vaz, Leo – Páginas Vadias – Rio de Janeiro – Editora José Olympio, 1957
In 1918 he moved to São Paulo and, with the support of Monteiro Lobato and Oswald de Andrade, embraced a journalistic career, writing for periodicals such as Jornal do Brasil, Jornal do Comércio, O Estado de S. Paulo, where he was editor, secretary and director, until his retirement in 1951
As a journalist made a brilliant career as Sud Menucci, Guilherme de Almeida, Afonso Schmidt, Galeão Coutinho, Paulo Gonçalves and Nestor PestanaMartins, Ana Luiza – Revistas em revista, Imprensa e práticas culturais em tempos de República, São Paulo (1890–1922) – São Paulo – Editora EdUSP, 2001–
In 1969, although retired, he returned to writing in the O Estado de S. Paulo, where he remained until his death in March 1973. He died, aged 82, in São Paulo.
Works Professor Jeremias (1920) Ritinha e outros casos (1923) O Burrico Lúcio (1951): tells the story of "The Golden Ass" of Lucian of Samosata; Páginas Vadias (1957)
Bibliography Koshiyama, Alice Mitika. Monteiro Lobato: Intellectual, empresário, editor. São Paulo: Editora EdUSP, 2006. Fernando, Jorge. Vida, obra e época de Paulo Setúbal: Um homem de alma ardente. São Paulo: Editora Geração Editorial, 2003. v. 2
References
External links – Capivari – solidarity movement