Leonardo Coelho is a Brazilian journalist. He has written for outlets such as The New York Times, Dialogue Earth, Investigate Europe, Revista Piauí, Agência Pública, Rest of World, Bellingcat, BBC Brasil, VICE Brasil, Noisey, Correio Braziliense, UOL, Congresso em Foco and Ponte Jornalismo. As a photojournalist, he has collaborated for Estado de Minas, Lenny Letter, Newsweek, OZY magazine and Morgenbladet. Leo can be found on Twitter @leocoelho_jor.
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Leonardo Coelho é um jornalista brasileiro. Escreveu para veículos como o The New York Times, Dialogue Earth, Investigate Europe, Revista Piauí, Rest of World, Bellingcat, BBC Brasil, VICE Brasil, Noisey, Correio Braziliense, UOL, Congresso em Foco e Ponte Jornalismo. Como fotojornalista, já colaborou para o Estado de Minas, Lenny Letter, Newsweek, OZY magazine e Morgenbladet. Pode ser encontrado no twitter @leocoelho_jor.
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