Andrei Netto

{{short description|Brazilian journalist and writer}}

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| caption = Andrei Netto at the 2019 Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal

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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1977}}

| birth_place = Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul

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| nationality = Brazilian

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| occupation = Journalist, author

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Andrei Netto (Ijuí, 1977) is a Brazilian journalist and author. He worked at Gazeta Mercantil and Zero Hora. He is currently a correspondent to O Estado de S. Paulo in Paris, France.{{cite web|title=Andrei Netto|url=http://www.companhiadasletras.com.br/autor.php?codigo=03247|work=Perfil|publisher=Companhia das Letras|accessdate=19 May 2015}} He graduated in Communication at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, where he also got his master's degree, and he obtained his doctorate at Université René Descartes, in Paris.{{cite web|title=Andrei Netto|url=http://publicidade.estadao.com.br/andrei-netto/|work=O Estado de S. Paulo|publisher=Grupo Estado|accessdate=19 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111165906/http://publicidade.estadao.com.br/andrei-netto/|archive-date=11 January 2019|url-status=dead}}

He covered the 2011 Libyan Civil War and was arrested, gaining national attention due to the episode.{{cite web|title=Jornalista brasileiro preso durante conflitos na Líbia é libertado|url=http://www.portugues.rfi.fr/brasil/20110310-jornalista-brasileiro-preso-durante-conflitos-na-libia-e-libertado|work=Rádio França Internacional|accessdate=19 May 2015|date=10 March 2011}}{{cite web|title=Repórter de 'O Estado de S. Paulo' está preso na Líbia|url=http://veja.abril.com.br/noticia/mundo/reporter-do-estadao-esta-preso-na-libia/|work=Veja|publisher=Grupo Abril|accessdate=19 May 2015|date=10 March 2011}}{{cite web|last1=Iskandarian|first1=Carolina|title=Família de repórter preso na Líbia diz que ele foi obrigado a usar capuz|url=http://g1.globo.com/revolta-arabe/noticia/2011/03/reporter-preso-na-libia-foi-obrigado-usar-capuz-diz-jornal.html|work=G1|publisher=Grupo Globo|accessdate=19 May 2015|date=10 March 2011}}{{cite web|title=Prisioneiro do governo Kadafi, jornalista Andrei Netto lança livro |url=http://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/app/noticia/viver/2013/03/18/internas_viver,429208/prisioneiro-do-governo-kadafi-jornalista-andrei-netto-lanca-livro.shtml |work=Diário de Pernambuco |publisher=Grupo Hapvida |accessdate=19 May 2015 |date=18 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520172445/http://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/app/noticia/viver/2013/03/18/internas_viver%2C429208/prisioneiro-do-governo-kadafi-jornalista-andrei-netto-lanca-livro.shtml |archivedate=20 May 2015 }} He registered his accounts in a book called O silêncio contra Muamar Kadafi - A revolução da Líbia pelo repórter brasileiro que esteve nos calabouços do regime, which was later released in English as Bringing Down Gaddafi: On the Ground with the Libyan Rebels.{{cite web|title=Bringing Down Gaddafi: On the Ground with the Libyan Rebels|url=https://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Down-Gaddafi-Ground-Libyan/dp/1137279125|work=Amazon.com|accessdate=19 May 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Schatz|first1=Bryan|title=Book Review: "Bringing Down Gaddafi" by Andrei Netto|url=https://www.motherjones.com/media/2015/04/quick-reads-bringing-down-gaddafi-andrei-netto|website=Mother Jones|publisher=Foundation For National Progress|accessdate=28 May 2015|date=27 April 2015}}