Rui Araújo
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Rui Araújo is a journalist who occasionally collaborates with «Luzes» magazine (A Coruña) and «FronteraD» (Madrid).
He has also contributed to outlets such as RTP, Expresso, RFI, Le Point, Libération, CBS News and TVI.
He co-founded the magazine «Grande Reportagem».
Rui was the first Portuguese reporter to enter Timor after the Indonesian invasion and has covered conflicts in places such as Bosnia, Rwanda, Libya, Syria and the Central African Republic. He was also the first Portuguese journalist to be admitted to the Nieman Foundation for Journalism (Harvard University).
In 1997, he was a founding member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and has also served as the ombudsman for the newspaper «Público».
He has written non-fiction books on espionage and war, and also co-written two others, including one on the subject of corruption, published in the USA, in addition to four crime novels.
He writes a regular blog about bullfighter José Bento de Araújo, his great-great-great-grandfather, who practised his art in Portugal, Spain, France and Brazil during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Last update: August 2025
He has also contributed to outlets such as RTP, Expresso, RFI, Le Point, Libération, CBS News and TVI.
He co-founded the magazine «Grande Reportagem».
Rui was the first Portuguese reporter to enter Timor after the Indonesian invasion and has covered conflicts in places such as Bosnia, Rwanda, Libya, Syria and the Central African Republic. He was also the first Portuguese journalist to be admitted to the Nieman Foundation for Journalism (Harvard University).
In 1997, he was a founding member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and has also served as the ombudsman for the newspaper «Público».
He has written non-fiction books on espionage and war, and also co-written two others, including one on the subject of corruption, published in the USA, in addition to four crime novels.
He writes a regular blog about bullfighter José Bento de Araújo, his great-great-great-grandfather, who practised his art in Portugal, Spain, France and Brazil during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Last update: August 2025
