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Augusto Boal, Creator of Theatre of the Oppressed, Dies in Rio de Janeiro
Augusto Boal died on May 2, 2009 in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 78. The Brazilian theatre director created Theatre of the Oppressed, a system of participatory theatrical forms that influenced applied improvisation worldwide. His techniques of Forum Theatre and Image Theatre became foundational tools for community-based and social justice theatre.
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The Improv Archive. (2026). Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://improvarchive.org/locales/south-america/brazil/rio-de-janeiro
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