Samuel Wainer

Samuel Wainer (December 19, 1910 – September 2, 1980) was a Brazilian journalist and author. Wainer was born into a Jewish family in the São Paulo district of Bom Retiro. He founded and directed the Diretrizes magazine and the Última Hora newspaper.[1] He was married to Danuza Leão, Brazilian journalist and model, sister of Nara Leão. They had a son, Samuel Wainer Filho, who was also a journalist.[2] He died in 1984 in a car accident with a camera operator.[2]

He was a reporter of Diários Associados in 1950, when he interviewed Getúlio Vargas, with whom he would later keep a close friendship.[1][3] He also faced a strong opposition from Carlos Lacerda and Assis Chateaubriand (owner of Diários Associados) during his career, specially when he founded his own newspaper, that would openly support Vargas presidency.[3]

Wainer was the only Brazilian journalist present at the Nuremberg Trials.[1][3]

He died in São Paulo, aged 69.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pinheiro, Wianey (14 January 1979). "Por que Café Filho traiu Getúlio" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 de Moura, Levi. "A morte de 14 jornalistas e técnicos" (in Portuguese). in360. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wainer, Samuel (2005). "24". Minha razão de viver - memórias de um repórter (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Editora Planeta. ISBN 85-7665-083-5.