Reinaldo Ferreira, a.k.a. Reporter X, was an unprecedented
case of sucessful journalism during the period of the First Republic in
Portugal. Although many of his reports were adorned with elements
derived from his imagination, it was defi nitely this creative originality
that captivated his readers. As a man of letters connected to the Futurist
Movement, he achieved success in crime writing, in theater and in fi lm
as well as in Futurist fi ctionalized reporting.
Reinaldo Ferreira ou o Repórter X foi, durante o tempo da nossa
Primeira República, um caso inédito de jornalismo de sucesso. Muito
embora as suas reportagens fossem adornadas com elementos retirados
da sua imaginação, era essa sua original criatividade que cativava defi
nitivamente os leitores. Homem de letras, ligado ao movimento futurista,
distinguiu-se na novela policial, em peças de teatro e cinema e na
fi ccionada reportagem futurista.
Reinaldo Ferreira, a.k.a. Reporter X, was an unprecedented
case of sucessful journalism during the period of the First Republic in
Portugal. Although many of his reports were adorned with elements
derived from his imagination, it was defi nitely this creative originality
that captivated his readers. As a man of letters connected to the Futurist
Movement, he achieved success in crime writing, in theater and in fi lm
as well as in Futurist fi ctionalized reporting.
Reinaldo Ferreira ou o Repórter X foi, durante o tempo da nossa
Primeira República, um caso inédito de jornalismo de sucesso. Muito
embora as suas reportagens fossem adornadas com elementos retirados
da sua imaginação, era essa sua original criatividade que cativava defi
nitivamente os leitores. Homem de letras, ligado ao movimento futurista,
distinguiu-se na novela policial, em peças de teatro e cinema e na
fi ccionada reportagem futurista.