Eduardo Bueno
Eduardo Romulo Bueno, also known as Peninha, is a Brazilian journalist, writer, translator, and YouTuber. Initially working as a journalist at newspapers, he became known for his translation of books from English to Portuguese, and later for his books about various historical subjects. Beginning in the mid-2000s, he also began hosting educational shows and television programs about Brazilian history. He is currently the host of his own YouTube channel, Buenas Ideias, in which he creates educational material about the history of Brazil in a relaxed setting. His channel, as of September 2024, has over 1.4 million subscribers.
Biography
Bueno was born on 30 May 1958 in Porto Alegre. He began his professional career at 17 years old as a reporter for the Rio Grande do Sul–based newspaper Zero Hora, where he gained the nickname "Peninha", based on Fethry Duck of the Walt Disney universe. He later worked at A Patada. He became an editor, screenwriter, and translator in various forms of media. He would later graduate with a degree in journalism from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.He became known when he was young for his participation in the show "Pra Começo de Conversa", by TV Educativa de Porto Alegre. In 1988, he also had a block in another program by that educational TV station, during lunch time, alongside,,, and others. He also became part of the team of journalist Augusto Nunes at Zero Hora.
In 2003, Bueno was awarded the Ordem do Mérito Cultural.
2025 social media remarks about Charlie Kirk
In September 2025, after the assassination of American political activist Charlie Kirk, Eduardo Bueno posted a video on his Instagram account making remarks about the incident. In the video, Bueno said that Kirk's daughters “would grow up better without” him and described Kirk as “a repugnant, scoundrel, racist, homophobic man linked to pedophile Donald Trump.” The comments generated widespread criticism, leading to the cancellation of a scheduled event in Porto Alegre and his removal from the Editorial Council of Brazil's Federal Senate. Bueno later posted a second video expressing regret to those close to him who felt offended, while maintaining that he had not said anything wrong about Kirk.Literature
Bueno became known nationally for translating Jack Kerouac's "On the Road", one of the beatnik era's most well-known pieces, which he translated into Portuguese as "Pé na Estrada".Taking advantage of the preparation for the national celebrations of the 500th anniversary of when Europeans first encountered what is now Brazil, he signed a contract with Editora Objetiva for the release of four books about the history of Brazil aimed at average people, called the Coleção Brasilis. These books included:
- A Viagem do Descobrimento ;
- Náufragos, Traficantes e Degredados ;
- Capitães do Brasil ;
- A Coroa, a Cruz e a Espada.
Bueno has considered other projects as well, and has affirmed his interest in writing about subjects such as the Pre-Cabraline history of Brazil, the bandeirantes, and about the Dutch occupation of what is now Brazil.
TV and Radio
From September to November 2007, Bueno hosted the series "É muita história" on the show Fantástico, broadcast on Rede Globo. In each episode, for about 10 minutes, he would appear dressed as one of the real people that were involved in the episode's subject matter and go onto the streets to converse with people in public. In the series' debut episode, Um Dia de Fúria, he tackles the famous saying of “Independência ou morte”, which was shouted on the banks of the Ipiranga by Dom Pedro I. Bueno dressed up as Dom Pedro talked with passersby that walked the same path as was made by Dom Pedro on 7 September 1822.In 2010, he was interviewed by Steve Kroft of 60 Minutes as part of a segment on Brazil as a growing economic power on the world stage, as well as on president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.