Ruy Castro
Ruy Castro (born February 26, 1948 in Caratinga , Minas Gerais ) is a Brazilian author, journalist and translator, best known for his biographies and reports.
He began his career as a reporter in Rio de Janeiro for Correio da Manhã, which was discontinued in 1974, and has since contributed to other newspapers and magazines from Jornal do Brasil and Folha de S. Paulo to Playboy .
Since the 1990s, he has concentrated primarily on writing books. His best-known biographies relate to the lives of the dramaturge and novelist Nelson Rodrigues , the football idol Garrincha and the singing and acting icon of the 1930s and 40s, Carmen Miranda . His historical treatment of Bossa Nova and the CR Flamengo football club also attracted attention . Other books are devoted to his adopted home, Rio de Janeiro. In the field of fictional literature he has only written a few books for young people.
As a translator, he has translated Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley into Portuguese. Since 1996, he has been awarded the Prêmio Jabuti de Literatura four times .
Ruy Castro's works have also been translated into numerous other languages. So far, only Bossa Nova (2005) and Garrincha (2006) have been published in German.
Works
- 1990: Chega de Saudade: A história e as histórias da Bossa Nova
- 1992: O Anjo Pornografico: A vida de Nelson Rodrigues
- 1994: Saudades do Século XX
- 1995: Estrela Solitária: Um brasileiro chamado Garrincha
- 1999: Ela é Carioca
- 2000: Billac Vê Estrelas
- 2001: O Pai que era Mãe
- 2001: A Onda que se Ergueu no Mar
- 2003: Carnaval no Fogo
- 2004: Flamengo: Vermelho e Negro
- 2004: Amestrando Orgasmos
- 2005: Carmen: Uma biografia
- 2007: Tempestade de Ritmos
- 2007: Era no tempo do rei: Um romance da chegada da corte
- 2011: Terramarear (together with Heloísa Seixas)
- 2013: Morrer de Prazer - Crônicas da Vida por um Fio
- German editions
- Garrincha. Titles, goals and tragedies. German by Gerlinde Supplitt. Bombus, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-936261-51-6 (original edition: Estrela Solitária )
- Bossa Nova - The Sound of Ipanema. A history of Brazilian music. Translated from the Brazilian by Nicolai von Schweder-Schreiner . Hannibal Verlag, Höfen 2011, ISBN 978-3-85445-367-3 (Original edition: Bossa Nova )
Web links
- Literature by and about Ruy Castro in the catalog of the German National Library
- educacional.br: Ruy Castro
- Publications at Good Reads
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Castro, Ruy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian journalist and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caratinga , Minas Gerais |