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Francisco de Assis Chateaubriand Bandeira de Melo (pronounced [fɾɐ̃ˈsisku dʒi aˈsis ʃɐtobɾiˈɐ̃ bɐ̃ˈdejɾɐ dʒi ˈmɛlu]), also nicknamed Chatô (October 4, 1892 – April 4, 1968), was a Brazilian lawyer, journalist, politician and diplomat. Francisco was the founder and director of Brazil's main media outlet at the time: the Diários Associados, which at its height included 34 newspapers, 36 radio stations, 18 television stations, a news agency, a weekly magazine (O Cruzeiro), and a monthly magazine (A Cigarra), along with many magazines for children. He was Senator of the Republic between 1952 and 1957.
He was one of the most influential public figures in Brazil during the 1940s and the 1950s, becoming notable as a journalist, an entrepreneur, a patron of the arts as well as a politician. Chateaubriand was appointed Ambassador of Brazil to the United Kingdom, position he held from 1957 to 1961. He was also a lawyer and professor of law, writer and member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, occupying its 37th chair from 1954 until his death in 1968.
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