Jorge Amado was born on August 10, 1912 in Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil. He was a writer, known for Gabriela (1975), Terras do Sem-Fim (1981) and Tieta (1989). He was married to Zélia Gattai and Matilde Garcia Rosa. He died on August 6, 2001 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Mentioned in the song "Haiti" by Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil.
One of the most famous Brazilian writers. His books are translated all
over the world, especially "Gabriela Cravo e Canela" ("Gabriela Clove
and Cinamon") and "Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos" ("Dona Flor and Her
Two Husbands").
Member of Academia Brasileira de Letras since April 6 1961.
Father of João Jorge Amado (born in Rio de Janeiro, in 1947) and Paloma
Amado Costa (born in Praga, Czechoslovakia, in 1951), during his exile.
Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1985