Leandro Narloch

Leandro Narloch
Leandro Narloch in 2011
Born1978 (age 47–48)
Curitiba, Brazil
Alma materFederal University of Paraná
OccupationsJournalist, writer
Writing career
LanguagePortuguese
Period2009–present
GenreNon-fiction
SubjectsHistory, geopolitics, economy

Leandro Narloch (born 1978) is a Brazilian journalist and writer. He worked as a reporter and columnist at the Veja magazine and as an editor at Aventuras na História and Superinteressante magazines, all published by Grupo Abril.[1]

Biography

Narloch was born in Curitiba and studied journalism at the Federal University of Paraná.[2] He also obtained a master's degree in philosophy from Birkbeck, University of London.[3]

In 2002, he moved to São Paulo, where he became a reporter on municipal affairs at the Jornal da Tarde. He then wrote articles for the daily Folha de São Paulo and covered science and history for the Veja magazine from 2006 to 2009, before deciding to pursue a writer's career at the end of 2009.[2]

He became notorious in 2009, when he published his controversial[4][5] debut book Guia Politicamente Incorreto da História do Brasil (Politically Incorrect Guide to the History of Brazil), a work in which he professed to tear down supposed misconceptions built around important people and events of Brazilian history.[6] The book became a best-seller in Brazil.[7][8][9][10]

In 2011, Narloch released the sequel for his first book, Guia Politicamente Incorreto da América Latina (Politically Incorrect Guide to Latin America), in which Leandro adopts the same line of work, only this time focusing in the History of Latin America in general.[11] In August 2013, he released the third book of the series, Guia Politicamente Incorreto da História do Mundo, which covers world history.[12]

Between 2016 and 2018, Narloch worked again for the Veja magazine as a columnist. He then wrote for the newly founded journal Crusoé before returning to Veja.[13]

In 2017, he served as a member of a special committee discussing the bill proposal to prioritise individual family values in Brazilian school education, introduced by the far right National Ecological Party's MP Erivelton Santana on behalf of the free speech movement Escola sem Partido.[14]

In 2020, Narloch was dismissed from CNN Brasil for his perceived homophobic comments.[15] He subsequently received praise from President Jair Bolsonaro for his "independence" and for speaking his own mind,[16] and was hired by the pro-Bolsonaro media conglomerate Jovem Pan.[13] In 2026, he was interviewed on climate change by the Polish liberal conservative daily Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.[17]

Views

In a 2012 interview with the Mises Institute, Narloch described himself as a "defender and admirer" of the Austrian school of economics and as one of the Institute's "offspring".[18]

In 2016, Narloch wrote in support for the ultraliberal movement Escola sem Partido, linked to far right politicians.[19] He named the liberal conservative philosopher Luiz Felipe Pondé and the right-libertarian economist Joel Pinheiro da Fonseca as "intellectuals whom [he] admired".[19]

Narloch has been listed among the "neoliberal, conservative or reactionary militants" whose books achieved bestseller status in Brazil following the June 2013 protests.[20] He is considered a historical revisionist.[21] The Rio de Janeiro State University political scientist Raphael Fagundes criticised Narloch's self-described "politically incorrect view of history, science, and economics" as "simply an incorrect view of these three spheres" that was politically rather than scientifically motivated and had helped legitimise the ascent of right-wing populist leaders like Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro.[22] Similarly, The Intercept's João Filho described Narloch as "a liberal with an extensive record of rendering services to the far right", arguing that while Narloch claimed to oppose Jair Bolsonaro, his work was fuelling Bolsonarism.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Leandro Narloch". Livraria da Folha de S. Paulo. Folha da Manhã. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Leandro Narloch". portaldosjornalistas.com.br (in Portuguese). 11 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Lide Talks". Casa Lide (in Portuguese). 16 June 2026. Archived from the original on 3 July 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Debate politicamente incorreto". Folha de S. Paulo. Folha da manhã. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "História com "h" minúsculo". Folha de S. Paulo. Folha da manhã. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "O lado B da história do Brasil". Revista Galileu. Abril. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  7. ↑ "Lista de mais vendidos da semana de 16/05/11 a 22/05/11". Publish news. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  8. ↑ "Os livros mais vendidos". Veja. Abril. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  9. ↑ "Livros mais vendidos de 2011". Publishnews. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  10. ↑ Publish news. "Livros mais vendidos de 2010". Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  11. ↑ "Guia Politicamente Incorreto da América Latina". Livraria da Folha de S. Paulo. Folha da manhã. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Novo 'Guia Politicamente Incorreto' chega em agosto". Livraria da Folha de S. Paulo. Folha da manhã. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  13. 1 2 3 Filho, João (2 October 2021). "Leandro Narloch nutre a extrema direita com suas distorções – enquanto a Folha fatura". The Intercept (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Comissão especial debate projeto da escola sem partido". Jusbrasil (in Portuguese). 27 March 2017. Archived from the original on 3 July 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  15. ↑ Falcheti, Fabrício (10 July 2020). "CNN Brasil demite Leandro Narloch após declarações consideradas homofóbicas". Universo Online (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  16. ↑ Felix, Walter (12 July 2020). "Bolsonaro elogia Coppolla, Lacombe, Narloch e Constantino: "Opinião própria e independência"". Universo Online (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  17. ↑ Stodolak, Sebastian (3 July 2026). "Leandro Narloch: moralny ekshibicjonizm klimatyczny". Dziennik Gazeta Prawna (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  18. ↑ Garschagen, Bruno (24 February 2012). "Entrevista com Leandro Narloch" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 July 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  19. 1 2 Narloch, Leandro (15 September 2016). "A lei do Escola sem Partido é, sim, necessária". Veja (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  20. ↑ Cei, Vitor (2017). "Cultura e política, 2013-2016: os incitadores da turba". In Vitor Cei; Leno Francisco Danner; Marcus Vinícius Xavier de Oliveira; David G. Borges (eds.). O que resta das jornadas de junho (in Portuguese). Porto Alegre: Editora Fi. p. 207. ISBN 978-85-5696-152-5. Archived from the original on 2026-07-03. Retrieved 2026-07-03.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  21. ↑ Cleto, Murilo (2022), "As novas direitas brasileiras e o revisionismo da escravidão negra em Brasil: a Última Cruzada", Lusotopie (in Portuguese), 21 (2)
  22. ↑ Fagundes, Raphael (14 October 2020). "Como as palavras de Bolsonaro valem mais que a verificação empírica?". Le Monde diplomatique (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
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