Paulo Reglus Neves Freire [a] (19 September 1921 – 2 May 1997) was a Brazilian educator and philosopher who was a leading advocate of critical pedagogy.

Dec 30, 2024 · Paulo Freire was a Brazilian educator. His ideas developed from his experience teaching Brazil’s peasants to read. His interactive methods, which encouraged students to question the teacher, often led to literacy in as little as 30 hours of instruction.

Paulo Freire was one of the most influential philosophers of education of the twentieth century. He worked wholeheartedly to help people both through his philosophy and his practice of critical pedagogy. A native of Brazil, Freire’s goal was to eradicate illiteracy among people from previously colonized countries and continents.

Freire developed an approach to education that links the identification of issues to positive action for change and development. While Freire’s original work was in adult literacy, his approach leads us to think about how we can ‘read’ the society around us.

Paulo Freire was born in 1921 in Recife, Brazil. In 1947 he began work with adult illiterates in North-East Brazil and gradually evolved a method of work with which the word conscientization has been associated.

Aug 16, 2023 · Paulo Freire is one of the most notable philosophers when it comes to education, by far the most famous and awarded Brazilian author, the patron of education in Brazil, and a figure that is worldwide recognized as a pedagogical genius.

Jan 19, 2025 · Freire’s most famous book, “Pedagogy of the Oppressed,” was published in 1968. In this book, he outlined his vision for a new kind of education, one that would empower marginalized communities and promote social change. The book has been translated into many languages and has had a profound impact on education and social justice movements ...

In educational circles, Freire is regarded as one of the founding figures of critical pedagogy. He is best known for his adult literacy programs in impoverished communities and for his classic early text: Pedagogy of the Oppressed. As a writer, he was most prolific in the last ten years of his life.

A Brief Biography of Paulo Freire by Leslie Bentley (Current: 12/99) EDUCATOR PAULO FREIRE was born September 19, 1921. He grew up in the Northeast of Brazil where his experiences deeply influenced his life work. The world economic crisis forced Freire to know hunger and poverty at a young age.

The Freire Project is dedicated to building an international critical community which works to promote social justice in a variety of cultural contexts. We are committed to supporting activism and critical research in cultural, youth, community and media.