Francisco Julião

Francisco Julião Arruda de Paula (1915-1999) was a Brazilian lawyer, politician and writer.

Juliao gained renown as one of the most committed defenders of agrarian reform in mid-century Brazil.

He was state deputy for the Brazilian Socialist Party between 1952 and 1964, and visited the USSR and Cuba, the latter with President Jânio Quadros.

Among his best-known books are Cachaça (1951), Irmão Juazeiro (1961), O Que São Ligas Camponesas (1962) and Cambão: La Cara Oculta de Brasil (1968).

Cambao was published in English translation as part of the Pelican Latin American Library series.