Pedro Chagas Freitas Explained

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 10 books published at the same time. November 2010.
  2. Web site: "Jovens Criadores" Award - Centro Nacional de Cultura . 2011-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110702020930/http://www.cnc.pt/Artigo.aspx?ID=599 . 2011-07-02 . dead .
  3. News: Segunda edição do Campeonato Nacional de Escrita Criativa começa hoje (Second National Championship of Creative Writing commences today). Portuguese. Público. 11 Nov 2009.
  4. https://jn.sapo.pt/PaginaInicial/Tecnologia/Interior.aspx?content_id=1509102 Community Writing - Jornal de Notícias
  5. News: Jovem autor vai "escrever livro durante 24 horas non-stop e ao vivo" no Porto Book Stock Fair . Expresso. Portuguese. 3 February 2011.
  6. Web site: Escola Profissional de Braga promove Sarau à tardinha com Pedro Chagas Freitas. Escola Profissional de Braga. 22 June 2011.
  7. Web site: 2017-09-28 . Pedro Chagas Freitas → Caminhos do Cinema Português . 2023-10-24 . www.caminhos.info/ . pt-PT.
  8. Web site: SAPO . Entrevista dura a Pedro Chagas Freitas. "Não perco um segundo a ler o que quer que seja que digam sobre mim" . 2023-10-23 . MAGG . pt.
  9. Web site: SIC . 2022-06-28 . "É o melhor pai do mundo" - Pedro Chagas Freitas é surpreendido pela mulher em direto . 2023-10-23 . SIC . pt-PT.
  10. Web site: Informação . Sul . 2017-01-18 . Pedro Chagas Freitas vai estar em discurso direto na Biblioteca Municipal de Loulé . 2023-10-24 . Sul Informação . pt-PT.
  11. Web site: 2014-08-02 . Caras A escolha de... Pedro Chagas Freitas . 2023-10-24 . Caras . pt-PT.
  12. Web site: Geral . Livro do vimaranense Pedro Chagas Freitas recomendado para este Verão . 2023-10-24 . GUIMARAESDIGITAL.COM . pt-pt.