Vladimir Herzog
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Vladimir Herzog 27 June 1937 Osijek, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, (now Croatia) |
| Died | 25 October 1975 (aged 38) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Education | Bachelor's degree, University of São Paulo |
| Occupation | Journalist Professor Playwright |
| Spouse(s) | Clarice Herzog |
| Children | Ivo & Andre Herzog |
| Website | http://www.vladimirherzog.org/ |
Vladimir Herzog (27 June 1937 – 25 October 1975) nicknamed Vlado, was a Brazilian journalist, university professor and playwright of Croatian Jewish origin. He also developed a taste for photography, because of his film projects. In the family and among his friends was called Vlado (that is usual Croatian abbreviation for the name Vladimir).
Herzog was a member of the Brazilian Communist Party and was active in the civil resistance movement against the Brazilian military government. In October 1975, Herzog, then editor in chief of TV Cultura, was tortured to death by the political police of the military dictatorship, which later forged his suicide. Over 37 years later, his death certificate was revised to say that Herzog had in fact died as a result of torture by the army at DOI-CODI. His death had a great impact on the Brazilian society, marking the beginning of the redemocratization process of the country. According to journalist Sérgio Gomes, Herzog is a "symbol of the struggle for democracy, freedom, and justice".
Herzog was born in Osijek, Kingdom of Yugoslavia province of Sava Banovina (currently Croatia) on 27 June 1937, to Zigmund and Zora Herzog, a Croatian Jewish family who emigrated to Brazil in the early 1940s, to escape Nazi persecution.
Herzog received a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the University of São Paulo in 1959. After his graduation, he worked as a journalist in major media outlets in Brazil, notably in the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo. During that period he decided to use "Vladimir" instead of "Vlado" as his first name, because he felt that his real name sounded extremely exotic in Brazil. Herzog would later work in London for the BBC for three years.
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