Ullisses Campbell
Ullisses Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 30, 1974 |
| Occupations | Journalist, writer, screenwriter |
| Awards | Prêmio Esso (1995, 1996, 1998) Prêmio Embratel (2000) |
Ullisses Campbell (born November 30, 1974) is a Brazilian journalist, writer, and screenwriter. He is best known as the author of biographical books about notorious Brazilian criminals, including Suzane von Richthofen, Elize Matsunaga, Flordelis, and the so-called "Park Maniac".[1] He currently serves as an executive producer and screenwriter for the Prime Video series Tremembé,[2] and writes a regular column for the newspaper O Globo.[3]
Biography and career
[edit]Born in Belém, Pará, Ullisses Campbell has written for several major Brazilian newspapers, including A Província do Pará, O Liberal, Correio Braziliense, and Folha de S. Paulo, as well as for the magazines Veja, Superinteressante, and Época, where he served as a reporter.[4] He is a three-time winner of the prestigious Esso Award (1995, 1996, and 1998) for his investigative reports on prostitution, land mafia, and child welfare in Pará,[5][6][7] and also received the Embratel Prize in 2000 for a report on prostitution in a Belém shopping mall.[4] In 2003, he was certified as a Journalist Friend of the Child by ANDI (Childhood Rights News Agency) and UNICEF.[8] In 2015, while writing for Veja Brasília, he became the subject of a police report filed by relatives of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,[9] who accused him of using false names to contact family members in order to gain access to a condominium for a story about a children's party. The magazine later admitted its error and retracted the note.[10]
Since 2020, Campbell has turned his focus to biographical books on notorious female criminals, launching a successful series that began with Suzane – Assassina e Manipuladora (2020), about Suzane von Richthofen, convicted of murdering her parents—a book that faced a legal injunction attempt by Suzane herself, which was dismissed by the Court of Justice of São Paulo.[11] He followed with Elize – A Mulher que Esquartejou o Marido (2021), about Elize Matsunaga, written without direct access to the subject due to her exclusivity contract with Netflix, yet offering new details beyond the documentary.[12] Both titles became commercial bestsellers, with over 30,000 and 10,000 copies sold respectively by October 2021. In 2022, he concluded the Mulheres Assassinas trilogy with Flordelis – A Pastora do Diabo, about the politician and gospel singer convicted of her husband's murder.[13] In 2024, he published the biography of Francisco de Assis Pereira, known as the "Park Maniac,"[14] and in September 2025, he released the anthology Tremembé – O Presídio dos Famosos, which details daily life inside São Paulo's largest penitentiary complex.[15] He currently writes a True Crime column for the newspaper O Globo.[3]
Books
[edit]- Campbell, Ullisses (2020). Suzane - Assassina e Manipuladora (in Portuguese). Matrix. ISBN 9786556164823.
- Campbell, Ullisses (2021). Elize - A Mulher que Esquartejou o Marido (in Portuguese). Matrix. ISBN 9786556161259.
- Campbell, Ullisses (2022). Flordelis - A Pastora do Diabo (in Portuguese). Matrix. ISBN 9786556163055.
- Campbell, Ullisses (2024). Francisco de Assis - O Maníaco do Parque (in Portuguese). ISBN 9786556164977.
References
[edit]- ↑ "'Tremembé': Quem é Ullisses Campbell, que conquistou o true crime ao ouvir criminosos". F5 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-11-26. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ "Mônica Bergamo: 'Presídio dos famosos', Tremembé será tema de série de ficção". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-06-19. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- 1 2 "True Crime". O GLOBO (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- 1 2 "Biografia de Suzane Richtofen será lançada em Belém na próxima semana". O Liberal (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ "Prêmio Esso de Jornalismo 1995". www.premioesso.com.br. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ "Prêmio Esso de Jornalismo 1996". www.premioesso.com.br. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ "Prêmio Esso de Jornalismo 1998". www.premioesso.com.br. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ "Ullisses Campbell". ANDI - Comunicação e Direitos (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ "Parentes de Lula registram BO contra jornalista de revista - 26/02/2015 - Poder - Folha de S.Paulo". m.folha.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ "Após 13 dias, "Veja Brasília" admite erro em nota sobre festa de falso sobrinho de Lula". Portal IMPRENSA. Archived from the original on 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ "Suzane Von Richthofen tenta proibir publicação de livro, e Justiça nega". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ "Ullisses Campbell lança em Belém o livro 'Elize Matsunaga - A mulher que esquartejou o marido'". O Liberal (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ Barbosa, Juliana (2022-12-12). "Em novo livro, Ulisses Campbell detalha crime cometido por Flordelis". Metrópoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ "'Maníaco do Parque': Jornalista lança livro que conta história de serial killer". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-11-05. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ "'Tremembé': jornalista Ullisses Campbell lança livro sobre o 'presídio dos famosos' no Rio nesta segunda-feira". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-10-06. Retrieved 2026-06-19.