Olavo de Carvalho
Olavo Luiz Pimentel de Carvalho (29 April 1947[1] – 24 January 2022) was a Brazilian polemicist, philosopher,[2][3][4] political pundit, former astrologer and journalist.
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| Born | Olavo Luiz Pimentel de Carvalho 29 April 1947 |
| Died | 24 January 2022 (aged 74) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Occupation | Author, former astrologer, former journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Roxane Andrade de Souza (m. 1986) |
| Children | 8 |
Works
In the 1980s and 1990s, he become known for writing columns for some of Brazil's major media outlets, such as the newspaper O Globo. In the 2000s, he began to use personal blogs and social media to convey his strongly conservative and anti-communist ideas.[5][6]
Conspiracy theories
Carvalho spread the false conspiracy theory that Barack Obama was not born in the United States.[7] He also made up the fake information that a book written by Fernando Haddad, the opponent of Jair Bolsonaro during the 2018 Brazilian general election, supported incest.[8]
In a 2016 Twitter post, Carvalho said that "vaccines either kill you or drive you crazy. Never vaccinate your children."[9]
In a January 2021 interview, Carvalho falsely claimed that election fraud took place in the 2020 American presidential election. During the same interview Carvalho falsely said that Joe Biden had Parkinson's disease and that Biden and Kamala Harris were working for the Chinese government.[10]
Personal life
In 2005, he moved to Richmond, Virginia.[11][12][13]
Carvalho died of COVID-19 in Richmond on 24 January 2022, aged 74.[14]
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Dinner at the Brazilian embassy in Washington, D.C. in March 2019, Carvalho between Bolsonaro (right) and Araújo (left).
References
- ↑ (in Portuguese) Huxley, Aldous. "Preface". Admirável Mundo Novo (Brave New World). São Paulo: Editora Globo, 2001.
- ↑ Barreto, Marcelo Menna. Olavo de Carvalho: o guru autodidata de Bolsonaro (in pt). Extraclasse.org.br (2018).
- ↑ Dantas, Dimitrius. Olavo de Carvalho está errado e não entendeu Kant, dizem três nomes de destaque da academia brasileira (in pt). O Globo (2019-02-10). Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- ↑ Peres, Daniel Tourinho. Quão obscurantista é o emplasto filosófico de Olavo de Carvalho? (in pt) (December 2, 2019)Le Monde Diplomatique.
- ↑ Monica Grin. "Raça": Debate Público no Brasil (1997-2007). Rio de Janeiro, Mauad X/FAPERJ, 2010.
- ↑ (in Portuguese)Luísa Roxo Barja. A face obscura da política: governo e eleições no Mídia Sem Máscara. Aurora. Revista de Arte, Mídia e Política. n. 4 (2009)
- ↑ Olavo de Carvalho divulga documento falsificado de Obama.
- ↑ É #FAKE que livro escrito por Haddad incentive o incesto e cite dez mandamentos do comunismo. G1.
- ↑ Carvalho, Olavo de. 2) "Vacinas matam ou endoidam. Nunca dê uma a um filho seu. Se houver algum problema, venha aqui que eu resolvo.". twitter.com (23 July 2016).
- ↑ After Capitol Hill Fury, Bolsonaro 'Guru' in US Spreads Conspiracy Theories (in en). Polygraph.info (14 January 2021). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ↑ Folha de S.Paulo - Diálogos impertinentes: A abrangência da moral - 25/10/98 (in pt). www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
- ↑ Betim, Carla Jiménez, Felipe. "Anti-marxista" indicado por Olavo de Carvalho será ministro da Educação (in pt). EL PAÍS (2018-11-23). Retrieved 2018-12-10.
- ↑ Vélez Rodríguez: indicado por guru dos Bolsonaro e pró-Escola sem Partido (in pt). VEJA.com. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
- ↑ Internado nos Estados Unidos, Olavo de Carvalho morre aos 74 anos[dead link] (in Portuguese)