| José Rodrigues dos Santos | |
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| Born | 1 April 1964 Beira, Overseas Province of Mozambique, Portugal |
| Occupation | journalist, university lecturer and novelist |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Genres | Novel, Historical fiction |
| Notable work(s) | A Fórmula de Deus, Fúria Divina |
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www.joserodriguesdossantos.com |
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José António Afonso Rodrigues dos Santos (Beira, Overseas Province of Mozambique, 1 April 1964) is a Portuguese writer, university lecturer and journalist.
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He was born in the city of Beira, Overseas Province of Mozambique, a Portuguese territory at that time, and lived most of his childhood in Tete, Overseas Province of Mozambique. He is the eldest of two sons of Medical Doctor José da Paz Brandão Rodrigues dos Santos (Penafiel, 13 October 1930 - January 1986) and wife Maria Manuela de Campos Afonso Matos, his brother being João Nuno, born in Tete, Mozambique, on 6 April 1969 and married to Ana Mafalda Quirino de Matos Vilarigues, by whom he has three children Mariana, Afonso da Paz and Nuno da Paz Vilarigues Rodrigues dos Santos.[1] Dos Santos has lived in Portugal after the events that led to the independence of Mozambique in 1975 and the eruption of the Mozambican Civil War in 1977.
In 1988 he married his wife Florbela Cardoso, natural daughter of Dulce Cardoso by an unknown father, by whom he has two daughters, Catarina and Inês Cardoso Rodrigues dos Santos.
Formerly a reporter for the BBC, he has covered more than a dozen wars, teaches journalism at the New University of Lisbon, and anchors the Telejornal of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), of which he became the Director of Programs. He has also won many awards, including the Golden Globes (Portugal).