Fernando Peixoto

Born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on May 19, 1937 — died January 15, 2012 (aged 74)

Fernando Amaral dos Guimarães Peixoto (Porto Alegre, May 19, 1937 - São Paulo, January 15, 2012) was a writer, translator, actor and theater director, linked to Teatro Oficina de São Paulo, until 1968. Author of several works linked to Brechtian conceptions, having been a member of the central committee of the Brazilian Communist Party.