João Amazonas

João Amazonas de Souza Pedroso (born January 1, 1912 in Belém – dead May 27, 2002 in São Paulo) was a Brazilian Marxist theoretician, revolutionary, guerrilla member and leader of the Communist Party of Brazil.

He was born on January 1, 1912 in the Paraense capital, Belém, and died in São Paulo on May 27th, 2002.

Amazonas was national president of PCdoB, from 1962 to 2001.

External links

Brief bio (Portuguese language).
Diário Vermelho (Especial João Amazonas) (Portuguese language).

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