Monteiro Lobato

Monteiro Lobato was born on Apr 18, 1882 in Brazil. Monteiro Lobato's big-screen debut came with Jeca Tatu directed by Milton Amaral in 1959. Monteiro Lobato is known for O Comprador de Fazendas directed by Alberto Pieralisi, Lélia Abramo stars as and Marisa Afonso as . The upcoming new movie Monteiro Lobato plays is Descobrir: Os Criadores de Saci which will be released on Jun 07, 2014.

Monteiro Lobato is considered the most important Brazilian writer on literature for children.He also wrote books for adults. Their subject was mainly social and economic problems on his country.Birthname was José Renato Monteiro Lobato. It is common knowledge that he adopted "José Bento Monteiro Lobato" after inheriting father's belongings with initials "J.B.M.L." (his father's name was José Bento Marcondes Lobato).Created first Brazilian company dedicated to printing books. Before him, Brazilian books were printed in Portugal.Arrested twice in the 1940s for his campaign for the nationalization of brazilian mineral resources, particularly iron ore and oil.