Elio Gaspari (born 1944 in Naples, Italy) is a Brazilian journalist and writer resident in São Paulo, Brazil. He came to Brazil while still an infant, and began his career in journalism not long thereafter. He is well known for his political opinion column in the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper, which is syndicated to many other newspapers, and for his most recent work, an authoritative historical account of the Brazilian military dictatorship in five volumes. Works A Ditadura Envergonhada, Vol. 1 A Ditadura Escancarada, Vol. 2 A Ditadura Derrotada, Vol. 3 A Ditadura Encurralada, Vol. 4 A Ditadura Acabada, Vol. 5 References External links Elio Gaspari's columns archive. Almanaque. 1944 births Italian emigrants to Brazil Naturalized citizens of Brazil Living people Brazilian columnists