The Intellectual as a Celebrity Fan: The Strange Case of Paulo Francis, Brazil’s Enfant Terrible

El intelectual como cholulo: el extraño caso de Paulo Francis, niño terrible brasileño

O intelectual como deslumbrado: o estranho caso de Paulo Francis, um menino brasileiro terrível

Rebello de Mendonça, Carlos Eduardo
Detalles Bibliográficos
2025
intellectuals
cultural history
politics
journalism
Brazil
intelectuales
historia cultural
política
periodismo
Brasil
Español
Universidad Católica del Uruguay
LIBERI
https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/revistadixit/article/view/4096
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/6127
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Resumen:
Sumario:This article examines the career of Brazilian journalist Paulo Francis through an analysis of his writings. Despite his questionable professional integrity and ideological consistency, Francis managed to establish himself as a respected journalist and cultural figure in Brazil for many years. His trajectory is presented as a representative case of the evolving role of middle-class intellectuals in a modernizing Brazilian society.