José Guilherme Correa

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As a journalist, José Guilherme Correa was a staff writer or senior writer for Correio da Manhã, O Globo, Jornal do Brasil, Arte Hoje, O Pasquim, Fatos & Fotos/Gente, Ele/Ela and Desfile.

As a shortwave radio producer, he was a member of both the BBC's Latin American Service and the Voice Of America's staff.

As a TV presenter, he hosted the talk shows "Cadernos de Cinema" (1978-79) and "Cine-club" (1980), telecast by the Brazilian Rede Brasil, and served as an editor for the programme "Curto-circuito" (Short Circuit) of the same network.

As a screenplay writer, he had two scripts produced "De[sign]industrial" in 1971 and "Paraty: Impressões" in 1973.

As a translator, he translated into Portuguese the books;

• "Édouard Manet: Rebel in a Frock Coat," by Beth Archer Brombert,
• "Orchids from Carajás," published by CVRD (Companhia Vale do Rio Doce)
• "Diana: Her True Story," by Andrew Morton,
• "Past Imperfect: History According to the Movies," by Mark Christopher Carnes,
• "Gerchman," by Ana Maria Escallón & Damián Bayón,
• Microsoft's "Microsoft Access - Introduction to programming," "Cue Cards" and "User's Guide",
• a handful of Christopher Marlowe's plays:
  • "Tamburlaine the Great,"
  • "Dido, Queen of Carthage,"
  • "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus" and
  • "The Massacre at Paris".

He wrote introductions for two books by José Lino Grünewald, "O Grau Zero Do Escreviver" and "Vertentes Do Cinema Moderno."