Dom Hélder Câmara
Birthday
1909/02/07
Day of death
1999/08/27 (90 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Also know as
Hélder Câmara
Biography
Hélder Pessoa Câmara (7 February 1909 – 27 August 1999) was a Brazilian Catholic archbishop. A self-identified socialist, he was the Archbishop of Olinda and Recife, serving from 1964 to 1985, during the military dictatorship in Brazil. He was declared a Servant of God in 2015. Câmara was an advocate of liberation theology. He did social and political work for the poor and for human rights and democracy during the military regime. Câmara preached for a church closer to the disfavoured people. H...Read more
Acting
(2004) Dom Helder Câmara - O Santo Rebelde
as Self
(2019) Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo
as Self (archive footage)
(2017) Vedete, sono uno di voi
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1995) Flamengo: A Century of Passion
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(2023) Favela do Papa
as Self (archive footage)
(1975) Apostrophes
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