Sérgio Paulo Rouanet (23 February 1934 – 3 July 2022) was a Brazilian politician, philosopher, essayist, and scholar. He was the Secretary of Culture between 1991 and 1992.[1][2] Rouanet was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1992 to his death.[3] He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rouanet died from problems caused by Parkinson's disease on 3 July 2022, in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 88.[4]