João Batista de Andrade | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Culture Acting | |
| In office 22 May 2017 – 16 June 2017 | |
| President | Michel Temer |
| Preceded by | Roberto Freire |
| Succeeded by | Sérgio Sá Leitão |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1939 Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Political party | Cidadania |
| Profession | Director, filmmaker |
| Signature | _Assinatura.jpg.webp) |
João Batista de Andrade (born 14 December 1939) is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 20 films between 1967 and 2006. His 1981 film O Homem que Virou Suco won the Golden Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.[1]
On 22 May 2017, Batista assumed as acting minister of Culture after the resignation of Roberto Freire.[2] Resigned a few weeks later after president Michel Temer involvement in the meat company JBS complaints.[3]
Selected filmography
- O Homem que Virou Suco (1981)
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References
- ↑ "12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "João Batista de Andrade assume interinamente Ministério da Cultura" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ↑ "Ministro interino da Cultura pede demissão em carta a Michel Temer" (in Portuguese). Uol. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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