José de Jesus Louzeiro (September 19, 1932 – December 29, 2017) was a Brazilian novelist, screenwriter and reporter.
In 1953, when he was 21 years old, he moved to Rio de Janeiro where he worked on the magazine A Revista da Semana and O Jornal.
[1] Louzeiro first foray in literature was in 1958 with the short story Depois da Luta.
Another books by Louzeiro are Lúcio Flávio, o passageiro da agonia (1975), Araceli, meu amor (1976) and Infância dos mortos (1977).
[2] Louzeiro collaborated with film director Héctor Babenco, writing the screenplay for Lúcio Flávio, 1977 film adaptation of Lúcio Flávio, o passageiro da agonia.