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3 unusual facts about Freire


Banking education

Banking education is a term used by Paulo Freire to describe and critique the traditional education system.

The term banking education was first used by Paulo Freire in his highly influential book Pedagogy of the Oppressed.

Mamuil Malal Pass

From the Chilean side the pass is accessed through Route 199-CH, branch line which begins at the Panamerican Highway near Freire.


2004 Milan – San Remo

Four times winner Erik Zabel lifted his arms to celebrate too soon and Freire won by 3 centimeters by a bike thrown at the line.

Acúrsio Carrelo

Acúrsio Freire Alves Carrelo (born 16 March 1931 in Lourenço Marques - deceased 9 January 2010), better known as Acúrsio, was a Portuguese footballer.

Alejandro Freire

Following his playing retirement, Freire has worked as a color commentator for ESPN Deportes during winter baseball.

Antônio de Barros Carvalho

He was the uncle of Marcos Freire, who was Senator for Pernambuco between 1975 and 1983, Chairman of the Caixa Economica Federal Federal Savings Bank and Minister of Agrarian Reform, as well as the great-uncle of Luis Freire, who was Federal Deputy for Pernambuco in 1987 to 1988 and mayor of Olinda from 1989 to 1992.

Critical pedagogy

Authors of critical pedagogy texts include not only Paulo Freire, as mentioned above, but also Michael Apple, Henry Giroux, Antonia Darder, bell hooks, Gloria Ladson Billings, Peter McLaren, Joe L. Kincheloe, Howard Zinn, Donaldo Macedo, Sandy Grande and others.

Espido Freire

María Laura Espido Freire (her pen name is just her surnames Espido Freire) is a writer born in Bilbao, Spain on July 16, 1974.

Freire de Andrade

Gomes Freire de Andrade, Portuguese cavalry captain, one of the Forty Conspirators, whose revolt against the Spanish crown led to the Portuguese Restoration War (1640–1668)

José Freire Falcão

Just six months short of his 80th birthday, Freire Falcão was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI.

Manuel Freire de Andrade

Manuel Alberto Freire de Andrade y Armijo (4 November 1767 – 7 March 1835) was a Spanish cavalry officer and general officer during the Peninsular War, and later Defense Minister.

Nicolás Freire

Nicolás Freire (born 18 February 1994 in Santa Lucía) is an Argentinian professional football player who currently plays for Argentinos Juniors.

Paulo Freire University

The Universidad Paulo Freire (Spanish: Universidad Paulo Freire (UPF)), located in Managua, Nicaragua, with branches in Diriamba, Río San Juan and Matagalpa.

Paulo Freire: The Man from Recife

Paulo Freire: The Man from Recife is a scholarly book written by American author James D. Kirylo.

Pedagogy of the Oppressed

According to Donaldo Macedo, a former colleague of Freire and University of Massachusetts Amherst professor, Pedagogy of the Oppressed is a revolutionary text, and people in totalitarian states risk punishment reading it.

Problem-posing education

James D. Kirylo, in his book, Paulo Freire: The Man from Recife, reiterates Freire's thought, stating that a problem-posing education is one where human beings are viewed as conscious beings who are unfinished, yet in process of becoming.


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