Alberto Dines (February 19, 1932 — May 22, 2018) was a Brazilian journalist and writer. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. He has taught journalism from 1963 until his death, and was a visiting professor at the Columbia UniversitySchool of Journalism in 1974.
Dines was the editor in chief of Jornal do Brasil for twelve years, in addition to coordinating the Rio de Janeiro branch of Folha de S.Paulo. He was also the director of Grupo Abril in Portugal, where he launched the Exame magazine.
Dines died of pneumonia on May 22, 2018 in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 86.[1]