
Brazilian educator and philosopher (1921–1997)
1921 — 1997
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Profession
Brazilian educator and philosopher (1921–1997)
Born
September 19, 1921
Died
1997 (age ~76)
Name Origin
Portuguese
Timeline
writer, teacher, lawyer
1921
Born in Recife (1921-09-19)
1973
Awardhonorary doctorate
1986
AwardUNESCO Prize for Peace Education
1991
Awardhonorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense
1997
Died in São Paulo
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Paulo Reglus Neves Freire was a Brazilian educator and Marxist philosopher whose work revolutionized global thought on education. He is best known for Pedagogy of the Oppressed, in which he reimagines teaching as a collaborative act of liberation rather than transmission. A founder of critical pedagogy, Freire’s influence spans literacy movements, liberation theology, postcolonial education, Marxism, and contemporary theories of social justice and learning. He is widely regarded as one of the most important educational theorists of the twentieth century, alongside figures such as John Dewey and Maria Montessori, and considered "the Grandfather of Critical Theory".
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Paulo Reglus Neves Freire was a Brazilian educator and Marxist philosopher whose work revolutionized global thought on education. He is best known for Pedagogy of the Oppressed, in which he reimagines teaching as a collaborative act of liberation rather than transmission. A founder of critical pedag
The name Paulo means "dative/ablative singular of Paulus". It is of Portuguese origin.
Paulo Freire was born on September 19, 1921.
Paulo Freire died in 1997, at approximately 76 years of age.
Name Meaning
dative/ablative singular of Paulus
The name Paulo is of Portuguese origin, meaning "dative/ablative singular of Paulus". It is traditionally a male name.
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Paulo — September 19, 1921
Zodiac & Calendar Signs
Western Zodiac
Virgo
Analytical, kind, hardworking
Earth · Mercury · Aug 23 – Sep 22
Chinese Zodiac
Rooster
Observant, hardworking, courageous
Metal · Yin
Mayan Tzolkin
5 Muluc
Water — emotions, purification, flow
Celtic Tree
Vine
Empathetic, refined, romantic
Ogham: Muin · Sep 2 – Sep 29
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The world is a little different because you existed.
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History remembers. So do I.
— an admirer
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