Mário Rodrigues Filho

Mário Rodrigues Filho, better known as Mário Filho (Recife, June 3, 1908 — Rio de Janeiro, September 17, 1966) was a Brazilian journalist and writer.

Born in the capital of Pernambuco state, Mário Filho moved to Rio while still a child, in 1916. His father, Mário Rodrigues, owned the newspaper "A Manhã" ("The Morning"). The younger Mário began at his father's paper in 1926 as a sports reporter, pursuing a relatively undeveloped form of journalism.

Bibliography

• Bonecas (1927)
• Senhorita 1950 (1928)
• Copa Rio Branco (1932)
• Histórias do Flamengo (1934)
• O Negro no Futebol Brasileiro (1947)
• Romance do Football (1949)
• Copa do Mundo de 62 (1962)
• Viagem em Torno de Pelé (1964)
• O Rosto (1965)
• Infância de Portinari (1966)
• Sapo de Arubinha (Crônicas reunidas - 1994).

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Name	Filho, Mario Rodrigues
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Date of birth	1908
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Date of death	1966
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