Bernardo Carvalho

Bernardo Carvalho studied at Escola de Comunicações e Artes da Universidade de São Paulo and Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. The recorded working language is Portuguese. The field of work recorded is journalism, literature and literary activity. Residence is recorded at São Paulo. Employment is recorded with Folha de S. Distinctions recorded are Prêmio Jabuti and Prêmio Portugal Telecom de Literatura.

• Name — Bernardo Carvalho • Born — 1960 • Birthplace — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Occupation — * Author • journalist • Awards — Portugal Telecom Prize for Literature (2003)

He graduated in journalism at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in 1983. In 1986 he began writing for Folha de S.Paulo, where he was the editor of the essay section “Folhetim", and was a Paris and New York correspondent for the newspaper. In 1993 he got a master's degree in cinema at the University of São Paulo's School of Communications and Arts. Between 1998 and 2008 he was a columnist for Folha's culture section Ilustrada. He debuted in literature with the short story collection Aberração. His first two novels were edited in France. His novel Mongólia received the 2003 prize of the Associação Paulista dos Críticos de Arte. He shared the Portugal Telecom Prize for Literature with Dalton Trevisan for his novel Nove Noites.