Caio Fernando Abreu

Writing

Born: 1948-09-12 · Santiago, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Died: 1996-02-25

Biography

Caio Fernando Loureiro de Abreu , was one of the most influential and original Brazilian writers of the 1970s and 1980s. Caio F., as he habitually signed his letters, was born in Santiago do Boqueirão in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in 1948, and died in Porto Alegre in 1996. Abreu studied at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul but abandoned academia before graduating to write for pop culture magazines such as Revista Nova, Revista Manchete, Revista Veja and Revista Pop. He was a pro