Marcelo de Carvalho Ribeiro

Marcelo Duarte de Carvalho Ribeiro, known as Marcelo de Carvalho Ribeiro, is a Brazilian writer, poet, and speaker from Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul. His professional background includes more than 25 years in notarial work, including service as a substitute notary at the city's Second Notarial Office.

He graduated in Law from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul in 1999 and completed training in Government Policy and Strategy through ADESG in 2001. He began his writing career in March 2000.

His debut book, Maquiavel – o espelho da Renascença, was developed over eight years and published in 2008. Later works include Cenas da História (2013), A lei do Amor (2015), A longa jornada (2016), and Testamento – o presente secreto dos Magos (2017). He was named patron of the fortieth Uruguaiana Book Fair in 2016.

His subsequent books include Os Tuathas Dé Danann (2018), Ponto de Luz – mensagens de um escriba and Hipátia de Alexandria (2019), and O Cajado do Peregrino (2024). Across different literary genres, his writing explores history, philosophy, humanism, universalist perspectives, and Christian thought.