{"id":384737,"date":"2025-03-24T09:28:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T12:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=384737"},"modified":"2025-03-24T09:40:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T12:40:22","slug":"journalist-joel-santos-guimaraes-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/journalist-joel-santos-guimaraes-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalist Joel Santos Guimar\u00e3es passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Journalist Joel Santos Guimar\u00e3es<\/strong>, one of the creators of the Brazil Arab News Agency (ANBA) project, passed away on Sunday (23) in Ubatuba, on the coast of S\u00e3o Paulo. Guimar\u00e3es developed and presented the idea for ANBA<\/strong> to the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce <\/strong>(ABCC<\/a>) alongside journalist and then-wife Paula Quental, through their content agency Meios, which they owned at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ANBA was launched in 2003 by the ABCC with the goal of promoting communication between Brazil and Arab countries. The agency was under Guimar\u00e3es\u2019 editorial management for ten years, during which it won 11 web journalism awards and was ranked as the third most awarded news agency in Brazil in the Jornalistas & Cia ranking of the most awarded media outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The total focus on reporting was the foundation for ANBA to carve out its space in digital journalism and establish itself as one of the main sources on Brazil-Arab relations. \u201cGuimar\u00e3es was passionate about reporting and motivated us to pursue stories, conduct thorough investigations, and secure great sources. I believe all of us who were part of ANBA\u2019s journalism team at the time learned a lot from him. Guimar\u00e3es leaves behind great admiration,\u201d says Marina Sarruf, the ABCC\u2019s Marketing Manager, who was a reporter at ANBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specializing in Economics, Politics, and Agribusiness, Guimar\u00e3es had a prominent career in Brazilian journalism. He worked at several publications, including Di\u00e1rio do Com\u00e9rcio<\/em>, Jornal de Londrina<\/em>, Jornal da Tarde<\/em>, and O Globo<\/em>. At O Globo<\/em>, Joel Santos Guimar\u00e3es spent over 20 years in various roles, including serving as chief editor of the S\u00e3o Paulo bureau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guimar\u00e3es passed away at the age of 73 due to a heart attack, after facing health issues for several years. Although he spent most of his journalism career in S\u00e3o Paulo, in recent years he lived in Bras\u00edlia and Ubatuba, alongside his children. He is survived by his four adult children, Cynthia Covezzi dos Santos, Leonardo Lenin Covezzi dos Santos, Ma\u00edra Covezzi dos Santos, and Nara Quental Ferreira dos Santos Guimar\u00e3es, as well as three grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wake will take place on Monday (24) starting at 8 a.m. at Vel\u00f3rio Jo\u00e3o Maria da Silva in the Ipiranguinha neighborhood (Rua da Assembleia, 114) in Ubatuba. The burial will be at 3 p.m. at Cemit\u00e9rio Bela Vista, located on Rua Frei Tarc\u00edsio Correia, s\/n, also in Ubatuba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n

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