8 , ▁and ▁published ▁around ▁ 1 5 0 ▁articles ▁in ▁scientific ▁mag az ines . ▁His ▁works ▁are ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁different ▁languages . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁The ot ô nio ▁dos ▁Santos ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Car ang ola , ▁Min as ▁G era is , ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁was ▁officially ▁registered ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁he ▁studied ▁in ▁the ▁Federal ▁University ▁of ▁Min as ▁G era is , ▁for ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Soci ology , ▁Polit ics ▁and ▁Public ▁Administration . ▁He ▁also ▁system atically ▁studied ▁Marx ism ▁as ▁a ▁cul min ation ▁of ▁his ▁philosoph ical ▁studies ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁many ▁student - orient ed ▁movements ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁c land est in ely ▁after ▁the ▁military ▁coup ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁years ▁and ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁theory ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁dos ▁Santos , ▁along ▁with ▁R uy ▁Mau ro ▁Mar ini , ▁Luis ▁Fernando ▁Victor , ▁Te od oro ▁Lam oun ier , ▁Albert ino ▁Rod rig uez , ▁Per se u ▁Abr amo ▁and ▁V ania ▁B amb ir ra ▁started ▁a ▁sem inar ▁in ▁Bras ília ▁for ▁the ▁reading ▁of