JoĂŁo Ubaldo OsĂłrio Pimentel Ribeiro ComM (Itaparica, January 23, 1941 â Rio de Janeiro, July 18, 2014) was a Brazilian writer and winner of the 2008 CamĂ”es Prize. Ubaldo Ribeiro had some works adapted for television and cinema, in addition to being distinguished in other countries, such as Germany. He is the author of novels such as Sargento GetĂșlio, O Sorriso do Lagarto, A Casa dos Budas Ditosos, which caused controversy and was banned in some establishments, and Viva o Povo Brasileiro, the latter of which was highlighted as a samba-enredo by the samba school ImpĂ©rio da Tijuca, during the 1987 Carnival.
