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Pedro Chagas Freitas

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Pedro Chagas Freitas

Pedro Chagas Freitas (born 25 September 1979 in Azurém, Guimarães) is a writer, journalist, writing teacher and public speaker from Portugal. He has more than 15 books published,[1] received a "Young Creators" award from the National Cultural Centre in Portugal[2] and is the creator of a National Championship of Creative Writing.[3] He began as editor-in-chief of the magazine Estádio D. Afonso Henriques (named after Estádio D. Afonso Henriques). He wrote for several newspapers, including A Bola and Desportivo de Guimarães.[4] Chagas Freitas developed the first book written in Facebook[5] and wrote live a romance for 24 consecutive hours in a shopping center.[6] He also works 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 (Braga Professional Training Center).[7]

Personal life

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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.[8][9][10] Pedro Chagas Freitas has a degree in linguistics awarded by the New University of Lisbon.[4][11][12]

References

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  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. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ Community Writing - Jornal de Notícias
  6. ^ "Jovem autor vai "escrever livro durante 24 horas non-stop e ao vivo" no Porto Book Stock Fair" (in Portuguese). Expresso. 3 February 2011.
  7. ^ "Escola Profissional de Braga promove Sarau à tardinha com Pedro Chagas Freitas". Escola Profissional de Braga. 22 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Pedro Chagas Freitas → Caminhos do Cinema Português". www.caminhos.info/ (in European Portuguese). 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  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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