Benedito Ruy Barbosa
Brazilian screenwriter and author (1931–2026)
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- Benedito Ruy Barbosa (17 April 1931 – 7 July 2026) was a Brazilian screenwriter, journalist, and author of many Brazilian telenovelas.
- Barbosa continued to write for a variety of television networks until he signed as a writer for TV Globo in 1976.
- Barbosa died from complications of chronic kidney disease on 7 July 2026, at the age of 95.
- Barbosa grew up in Vera Cruz and had four younger siblings, including comics artist Ely Barbosa.
- Barbosa began working soon after; his first job was as an assistant bookkeeper.
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WikipediaBenedito Ruy Barbosa (17 April 1931 – 7 July 2026) was a Brazilian screenwriter, journalist, and author of many Brazilian telenovelas. He made his debut as a television writer with Somos Todos Irmãos, which aired on TV Tupi in 1963. Barbosa continued to write for a variety of television networks until he signed as a writer for TV Globo in 1976. He left Globo in 1990 for TV Manchete; after writing Pantanal for Manchete, he returned to TV Globo where he wrote Renascer (1993) and O Rei do Gado (1996).
Barbosa died from complications of chronic kidney disease on 7 July 2026, at the age of 95.
Benedito Ruy Barbosa was born on 17 April, 1931, in Gália, São Paulo, to Otávio Elias Barbosa, a journalist, typesetter, and bookstore owner who ran the A Voz de Vera Cruz paper, and Aurora Medeiros Barbosa. Barbosa grew up in Vera Cruz and had four younger siblings, including comics artist Ely Barbosa. Otávio Elias died of a heart attack in 1942, when Barbosa was twelve. Barbosa began working soon after; his first job was as an assistant bookkeeper.
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