Álvaro Vieira Pinto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Álvaro Vieira Pinto

Brazilian intellectual

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1909

Place of Birth: Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date of Death: 11-Jun-1987

Profession: mathematician, philosopher

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Álvaro Borges Vieira Pinto (11 November 1909 in Campos dos Goytacazes – 11 June 1987 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian intellectual, philosopher and translator. He is well known for his nationalism and his defense of the autonomous development of Brazil.
His research addressed education, medicine, mathematics, demography, and physics.
The educator Paulo Freire called him mestre brasileiro, 'the Brazilian teacher'.
His philosophy centered on the concept of 'work', which he understood to be an essential aspect of the human being.