Luiz Carlos Prestes

Luiz Carlos Prestes was born on January 3, 1898 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil as Luís Carlos Felizardo Prestes. He is known for his work on Abolition (1988), 35: O Assalto ao Poder (2002) and O Velho: A História de Luiz Carlos Prestes (1997). He was married to Altamira Rodrigues Sobral ("Maria") and Olga Benario. He died on March 7, 1990 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.