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João Amazonas

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João Amazonas
Amazonas in 1957
Federal Deputy
In office
February 5, 1946 – January 10, 1947
ConstituencyFederal District
Personal details
Born
João Amazonas de Souza Pedros

(1912-01-01)January 1, 1912
Belém, Pará, Brazil
DiedMay 27, 2002(2002-05-27) (aged 90)
São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyPCB (1935–1962)
PCdoB (1962–2002)
OccupationPolitician, guerrilla member

João Amazonas de Souza Pedros (January 1, 1912 – May 27, 2002) was a Brazilian Marxist theoretician, revolutionary, guerrilla member and leader of the Communist Party of Brazil.

He was born on January 1, 1912, in the Paraense capital, Belém, and died in São Paulo on May 27, 2002.

Amazonas was national president of PCdoB from 1962 to 2001.

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