Augusto Boal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Augusto Boal

Brazilian writer

Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1931

Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date of Death: 02-May-2009

Profession: scientist, writer, politician, playwright, theater director

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Augusto Boal (16 March 1931 – 2 May 2009) was a Brazilian theater practitioner, drama theorist, and political activist.
He was the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, a theatrical form originally used in radical left popular education movements.
Boal served one term as a Vereador (the Brazilian equivalent of a city councillor) in Rio de Janeiro from 1993 to 1997, where he developed legislative theatre.