Pedro Chagas Freitas
Pedro Chagas Freitas (born 25 September 1979 in Azurém, Guimarães) is a writer, journalist, writing teacher and public speaker from Portugal. He has more than 15 books published,[1] received a "Young Creators" award from the National Cultural Centre in Portugal[2] and is the creator of a National Championship of Creative Writing.[3] He began as editor-in-chief of the magazine Estádio D. Afonso Henriques (named after Estádio D. Afonso Henriques). He wrote for several newspapers, including A Bola and Desportivo de Guimarães.[4] Chagas Freitas developed the first book written in Facebook[5] and wrote live a romance for 24 consecutive hours in a shopping center.[6] He also works as professional public speaker in the fields of leadership, self-confidence, peak performance and life management. In June 2011 he led a writing seminar at the Escola Profissional de Braga (Braga Professional Training Center).[7]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Throughout the years, before he has achieved notability as a writer, he was a lifeguard, bartender, footballer, nightclub doorman and factory worker in the footwear industry. He has a son with his partner Bárbara Teixeira.[8][9][10] Pedro Chagas Freitas has a degree in linguistics awarded by the New University of Lisbon.[4][11][12]
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