Andrei Netto

Andrei Netto
Andrei Netto holding a microphone and facing the camera while looking to the right of it
Andrei Netto at the 2019 Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal
Born1977 (age 46–47)
Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul
NationalityBrazilian
Occupation(s)Journalist, author

Andrei Netto (Ijuí, 1977) is a Brazilian journalist and author. He worked at Gazeta Mercantil and Zero Hora. He is currently a correspondent to O Estado de S. Paulo in Paris, France.[1] He graduated in Communication at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, where he also got his master's degree, and he obtained his doctorate at Université René Descartes, in Paris.[2]

He covered the 2011 Libyan Civil War and was arrested, gaining national attention due to the episode.[3][4][5][6] He registered his accounts in a book called O silêncio contra Muamar Kadafi - A revolução da Líbia pelo repórter brasileiro que esteve nos calabouços do regime, which was later released in English as Bringing Down Gaddafi: On the Ground with the Libyan Rebels.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Andrei Netto". Perfil. Companhia das Letras. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Andrei Netto". O Estado de S. Paulo. Grupo Estado. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Jornalista brasileiro preso durante conflitos na Líbia é libertado". Rádio França Internacional. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Repórter de 'O Estado de S. Paulo' está preso na Líbia". Veja. Grupo Abril. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. ^ Iskandarian, Carolina (10 March 2011). "Família de repórter preso na Líbia diz que ele foi obrigado a usar capuz". G1. Grupo Globo. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Prisioneiro do governo Kadafi, jornalista Andrei Netto lança livro". Diário de Pernambuco. Grupo Hapvida. 18 March 2013. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Bringing Down Gaddafi: On the Ground with the Libyan Rebels". Amazon.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  8. ^ Schatz, Bryan (27 April 2015). "Book Review: "Bringing Down Gaddafi" by Andrei Netto". Mother Jones. Foundation For National Progress. Retrieved 28 May 2015.