Benedito Ruy Barbosa

Benedito Ruy Barbosa, 95, died on July 7, 2026. Benedito Ruy Barbosa was known publicly as a Brazilian telenovela writer (''Pantanal'', ''O Rei do Gado'', ''Terra Nostra''). He made his debut as a television writer with Somos Todos Irmãos, which aired on TV Tupi in 1963. Barbosa continued to write for a variety of television networks until he signed as a writer for TV Globo in 1976. He left Globo in 1990 for TV Manchete; after writing Pantanal for Manchete, he returned to TV Globo where he wrote Renascer (1993) and O Rei do Gado (1996). Barbosa died from complications of chronic kidney disease on 7 July 2026, at the age of 95. Public biographical listings identify Barbosa as a Brazilian telenovela writer (''Pantanal'', ''O Rei do Gado'', ''Terra Nostra''). This public record remains centered on Barbosa's work as a Brazilian telenovela writer (''Pantanal'', ''O Rei do Gado'', ''Terra Nostra'') and the documented milestones of that career.