Benedito Ruy Barbosa dies at age 95 Playwright and writer Benedito Ruy Barbosa, author of soap operas such as Pantanal and Terra Nostra, died this Tuesday (7) in São Paulo. The information was confirmed by Hospital do Coração (HCor). Known for true sagas, the playwright created stories that traverse the Brazilian rural universe, explore cultural diversity, with a special interest in Italian immigration, and present intense loves. His legacy includes iconic plots such as "Meu Pedacinho de Chão" (1971), "Pantanal" (1990), "O Rei do Gado" (1996) and "Terra Nostra" (1999), marked by protagonists with "good character, determination to fight, belief in positive values", as he himself determines. See PHOTOS of the writer's career: Benedito Ruy Barbosa built stories that traverse the Brazilian rural universe João Miguel Junior/TV Globo Benedito Ruy Barbosa's legacy is iconic plots such as Meu Pedacinho de Chão (1971), Pantanal (1990), O Rei do Gado (1996) and Terra Nostra (1999). Cícero Rodrigues/Globo The oldest among five brothers, Ruy Barbosa was born in Gália, in the interior of São Paulo, in 1931 TV Globo/collection READ ALSO: 'Sinhá Moça', 'Rei do Gado', 'Terra Nostra': remember Benedito Ruy Barbosa's soap operas Benedito Ruy Barbosa's debut on television took place in 1966, with "Somos Todos Brothers", on TV Tupi. TV Globo/collection The taste for writing led Benedito to create his first novel, "Fogo Frio", which was adapted for the theater and awarded by the São Paulo Association of Art Critics, the beginning of his career as a screenwriter. TV Globo/collection Benedito Ruy Barbosa wrote "Velho Chico", set in the fictional city of Grotas do São Francisco, in the northeastern hinterland. The soap opera brought about a clash of generations and the dispute for land and power in the interior of Brazil. João Miguel Junior/TV Globo Benedito Ruy Barbosa TV Globo/collection