Leandro Narloch

{{short description|Brazilian journalist and writer}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1978||}}

| birth_place = Curitiba, Brazil

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| occupation = Journalist, writer

| language = Portuguese

| nationality = Brazilian

| alma_mater = Federal University of Paraná

| period = 2009–present

| genre = Non-fiction

| subject = History, geopolitics, economy

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Leandro Narloch (born 1978) is a Brazilian journalist and writer. He worked as a reporter at Veja magazine and as an editor at Aventuras na História and Superinteressante magazines, all published by Grupo Abril.{{cite web |url=http://livraria.folha.com.br/pessoa/78920/leandro-narloch|work =Livraria da Folha de S. Paulo | publisher = Folha da Manhã | title= Leandro Narloch|accessdate=3 August 2013}}

He became notorious in 2009, when he published his controversial{{cite web| url= http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/colunas/sylviacolombo/882194-debate-politicamente-incorreto.shtml | title = Debate politicamente incorreto | publisher = Folha da manhã | accessdate= 6 November 2012 | date = 1 March 2011 | work = Folha de S. Paulo}}{{cite web | url = http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/colunas/sylviacolombo/875554-historia-com-h-minusculo.shtml | publisher = Folha da manhã | title = História com "h" minúsculo | accessdate=6 November 2012|date= 15 February 2011 | work =Folha de S. Paulo}} debut book Guia Politicamente Incorreto da História do Brasil (can be translated as Politically Incorrect Guide to the History of Brazil), a work in which he tries to tear down supposed misconceptions built around important people and events of Brazilian history.{{cite web| url = http://revistagalileu.globo.com/Revista/Common/0,,ERT110334-17787,00.html | title = O lado B da história do Brasil | publisher = Abril | accessdate= 6 November 2012 | work =Revista Galileu}} The book became a best-seller in Brazil.{{cite web | url = http://www.publishnews.com.br/telas/mais-vendidos/Default.aspx?cat=13&date=27/05/2011 | work = Publish news | title = Lista de mais vendidos da semana de 16/05/11 a 22/05/11 | accessdate= 29 March 2011}}{{cite web | url = http://veja.abril.com.br/livros_mais_vendidos/ | work = Veja | title = Os livros mais vendidos | publisher = Abril | accessdate = 29 March 2011 | url-status=dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110303110824/http://veja.abril.com.br/livros_mais_vendidos/ | archivedate = 3 March 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.publishnews.com.br/telas/mais-vendidos/ranking-anual.aspx?cat=13&date=2011 | work =Publishnews |title= Livros mais vendidos de 2011 |accessdate= 6 November 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.publishnews.com.br/telas/mais-vendidos/ranking-anual.aspx?cat=13&date=2010 |author= Publish news |title= Livros mais vendidos de 2010 | accessdate= 6 November 2012}}

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.{{cite web|url= http://livraria.folha.com.br/catalogo/1168484/guia-politicamente-incorreto-da-america-latina| publisher = Folha da manhã | work = Livraria da Folha de S. Paulo |title = Guia Politicamente Incorreto da América Latina|accessdate= 3 August 2013}} In August 2013, he released the third book of the series, Guia Politicamente Incorreto da História do Mundo, which covers world history.{{cite web|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/livrariadafolha/2013/07/1305656-novo-guia-politicamente-incorreto-chega-em-agosto.shtml| publisher = Folha da manhã | work =Livraria da Folha de S. Paulo |title= Novo 'Guia Politicamente Incorreto' chega em agosto|date=3 July 2013 | accessdate=3 August 2013}}