João Barreiros, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

João Barreiros

Portuguese writer

Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1952

Place of Birth: Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal

Profession: writer, literary critic, science fiction writer

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Leo

João Manuel Rosado Barreiros (born July 31, 1952), also known by the pseudonym José de Barros, is a Portuguese science fiction writer, editor, translator and critic. He graduated in Philosophy from the University of Lisbon in 1977, and has been teaching it in high school since 1975.
His experiences in education eventually led him to write a semi-autobiographical satire titled "The Test" in 2000.