Palmério Dória

Palmério Dória (1948 – 31 March 2023) was a Brazilian journalist and writer, director of Sexy magazine and author of a number of books.

Palmério Dória
Dória in 2013
Born1948 (1948)
Santarém, Pará, Brazil
Died (aged 74)
São Paulo, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Occupation(s)Journalist, author

Dória was born in Santarém and raised in Belém by a priest. He moved to the South of Brazil and started working as a journalist, working at press vehicles such as Folha de S.Paulo, O Estado de S. Paulo and Caros Amigos magazine. He was chief-of-reportage of Rede Globo until 1992, when he took over Sexy magazine.[1]

Dória died of sepsis in São Paulo on 31 March 2023, at the age of 74.[2]

Books

Dória published, among others, the following books:

  • Mataram o Presidente – Memórias do pistoleiro que mudou a História do Brasil (1976; translates as "They Killed the President – Memoirs of the gunman who changed the history of Brazil), which deals with the historical moment started with Getúlio Vargas suicide;[1]
  • A Guerrilha do Araguaia (1978; translates as "Araguaia Guerrilla"), a report on the communist reaction quelled by the Brazilian military dictatorship.[1]
  • Evasão de Privacidade (2001; translates as "Evasion of Privacy"), which compiles a number of interviews with famous women published on Sexy magazine.
  • A candidata que virou picolé (2002; translates as "The candidate that turned into ice pop"), which reports the brief candidacy of Roseana Sarney for president.
  • Honoráveis Bandidos ─ Um Retrato do Brasil na Era Sarney (2009; translates as Honorable Criminals – A picture of Brazil during Sarney Era), about the power of the Sarney family on the Brazilian state of Maranhão.[3]
  • O Príncipe da Privataria – a história secreta de como o Brasil perdeu seu patrimônio e Fernando Henrique Cardoso ganhou sua reeleição (Geração Editorial, 2013; translates as "The Prince of Privatary – the secret history of how Brazil lost its patrimony and Fernando Henrique Cardoso won his reelection), about the FHC era.[4]

References
  1. Marianne Piemonte (2 April 2001). "Na cama com as celebridades". Revista IstoÉ Gente. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  2. "Jornalista Palmério Dória morre em SP". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. Rodrigo Alvares (5 November 2009). "Lançamento de livro sobre Sarney acaba em briga no Maranhão". O Estado de S. Paulo. Archived from the original on 16 November 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  4. Ricardo Mendonça. "Livro revela fonte que provou compra de votos pela emenda da reeleição". Folha de S.Paulo. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.


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