London: Ivan Lessa, a well-known Brazilian journalist has passed away in London. He was 77.
BBC reported that he had been a columnist for its Portuguese language website, BBC Brasil, since 1978.
His last column was published on Friday.
The anti-dictatorship Lessa was one of the founders of the newspaper O Pasquim. He also worked for Brazil’s TV Globo and leading Brazilian newspapers.
“Every 15 years Brazil forgets its last 15 years,” was one of his oft-repeated lines.
The Head of BBC Brasil, Juliana Iootty, paid tribute to Mr Lessa, saying: “It was a privilege working with Ivan.”
“He was one of the most important journalists of his generation, a reference to anyone that wanted to understand the role of the press in the resistance against the military dictatorship in the country. He takes with him so much knowledge about that era,” Ms Iootty added.
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