Pedro Chagas Freitas

Pedro Chagas Freitas (born 25 September 1979 in Azurém, Guimarães, is a writer, journalist, writing teacher and public speaker from Portugal.

Pedro Chagas Freitas

He has more than 15 books published [1] and received a "Young Creators" award from the National Cultural Centre in Portugal.[2]

He is the creator of a National Championship of Creative Writing.[3]

He developed the first book written in Facebook[4] and wrote live a romance for 24 consecutive hours in a shopping center.[5]

Chagas Freitas also works also as professional public speaker in the fields of leadership, self-confidence, peak performance and life management. In June 2011 he led a writing seminar at the Escola Profissional de Braga[6]

Personal life

Throughout the years, before he has achieved notability as a writer, he was a lifeguard, bartender, footballer, nightclub doorman and factory worker in the footwear industry. He has a son with his partner Bárbara Teixeira.[7][8][9] Pedro Chagas Freitas has a degree in linguistics awarded by the New University of Lisbon.[10][11][12]

References
  1. "10 books published at the same time". November 2010.
  2. ""Jovens Criadores" Award - Centro Nacional de Cultura". Archived from the original on 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  3. "Segunda edição do Campeonato Nacional de Escrita Criativa começa hoje (Second National Championship of Creative Writing commences today)" (in Portuguese). Público. 11 Nov 2009.
  4. Community Writing - Jornal de Notícias
  5. "Jovem autor vai "escrever livro durante 24 horas non-stop e ao vivo" no Porto Book Stock Fair" (in Portuguese). Expresso. 3 February 2011.
  6. "Escola Profissional de Braga promove Sarau à tardinha com Pedro Chagas Freitas". Escola Profissional de Braga. 22 June 2011.
  7. "Pedro Chagas Freitas → Caminhos do Cinema Português". https://www.caminhos.info/ (in European Portuguese). 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-24. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  8. SAPO. "Entrevista dura a Pedro Chagas Freitas. "Não perco um segundo a ler o que quer que seja que digam sobre mim"". MAGG (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  9. SIC (2022-06-28). ""É o melhor pai do mundo" - Pedro Chagas Freitas é surpreendido pela mulher em direto". SIC (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  10. Informação, Sul (2017-01-18). "Pedro Chagas Freitas vai estar em discurso direto na Biblioteca Municipal de Loulé". Sul Informação (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  11. "Caras | A escolha de... Pedro Chagas Freitas". Caras (in European Portuguese). 2014-08-02. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  12. Geral. "Livro do vimaranense Pedro Chagas Freitas recomendado para este Verão". GUIMARAESDIGITAL.COM (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
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