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- Died
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- The Brazilian Balzac
- Jorge Amado was born on August 10, 1912 in Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil. He was a writer, known for Gabriela (1975), Terras do Sem-Fim (1981) and Tieta (1989). He was married to Zélia Gattai and Matilde Garcia Rosa. He died on August 6, 2001 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- SpousesZélia Gattai(1950 - August 6, 2001) (his death, 2 children)Matilde Garcia Rosa(1933 - 1941) (divorced, 1 child)
- Mentioned in the song "Haiti" by Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil.
- One of the most famous Brazilian writers. His books are translated all over the world, especially "Gabriela Cravo e Canela" ("Gabriela Clove and Cinamon") and "Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos" ("Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands").
- Member of Academia Brasileira de Letras since April 6 1961.
- Father of João Jorge Amado (born in Rio de Janeiro, in 1947) and Paloma Amado Costa (born in Praga, Czechoslovakia, in 1951), during his exile.
- Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1985
- Many things I might not write today because I no longer believe them, but I wouldn't change them since I believed them at the time.
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