Perseu Abramo
Perseu Abramo was a Brazilian journalist and writer. Apart from working in many Brazilian vehicles, he also had an intense political life and taught in many higher education institutions. He is one of the creators of Vladimir Herzog Award. He was Cláudio Abramo's nephew.Biography
He graduated from social sciences at Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences of the University of São Paulo at 1959. In 1968, he mastered at human sciences at the Federal University of Bahia, in Salvador, Bahia.
Throughout his career, he worked in various vehicles, including Jornal de São Paulo, Folha Socialista, A Hora, O Estado de S. Paulo, Folha de S. Paulo, Rádio Eldorado, TV Globo, Jornal dos Trabalhadores and many others.
As a professor, he taught at places such as Faculdade Cásper Líbero, Federal University of Bahia, Fundação Escola de Sociologia e Política de São Paulo, Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado and Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, where he worked until his death in 1996. He also contributed to the creation of the University of Brasília.
Perseu was also a member of the Brazilian Socialist Party and later the Workers' Party.
