The Intellectual as a Celebrity Fan: The Strange Case of Paulo Francis, Brazil’s Enfant Terrible

This article examines the career of Brazilian journalist Paulo Francis through an analysis of his writings. Despite his questionable professional integrity and ideological consistency, Francis managed to establish himself as a respected journalist and cultural figure in Brazil for many years. His tr...

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Autor principal: Rebello de Mendonça, Carlos Eduardo (author)
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Lenguaje:español
Publicado: 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/revistadixit/article/view/4096
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/6127
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Sumario:This article examines the career of Brazilian journalist Paulo Francis through an analysis of his writings. Despite his questionable professional integrity and ideological consistency, Francis managed to establish himself as a respected journalist and cultural figure in Brazil for many years. His trajectory is presented as a representative case of the evolving role of middle-class intellectuals in a modernizing Brazilian society.