Edgar Roquette-Pinto

Edgar Roquette Pinto
Born(1884-09-25)September 25, 1884
Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil
DiedOctober 18, 1954(1954-10-18) (aged 70)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation(s)Ethnologist, anthropologist, physician, writer

Edgar Roquette-Pinto (September 25, 1884 – October 18, 1954) was a Brazilian writer, ethnologist, anthropologist and physician. He was a member of the Academia Brasileira de Letras and is regarded as the father of radio broadcasting in Brazil.[1][2]

  1. ^ Calabre, Lia (2002-01-01). A era do rádio (in Portuguese). Jorge Zahar Editor. ISBN 9788571106840.
  2. ^ McCann, Bryan (2004-04-13). Hello, Hello Brazil: Popular Music in the Making of Modern Brazil. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822385635.