Nelson Hungria

Nelson Hungria Hoffbauer was a Brazilian professor of Criminal Law and Criminology. He published important books in Portuguese language about Brazilian Criminal Law, and he lectured Criminal Law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
Nelson Hungria was justice of Brazilian Supremo Tribunal Federal between 1951 and 1961.
Hungria was part of authors' board of the Penal Code of Brazil of 1940 and the Brazilian Criminal Procedure Code of 1941.
He wrote several books, articles and essays published in specialized reviews. He died in Rio de Janeiro.