Paulo Reglus Neves Freire (September 19, 1921, Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil - May 2, 1997) was a Brazilian educator and philosopher whose work revolutionized global thought on education. The book "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" advocates that "Educators and students must work as a team to find the problems of history and the present". This write up has been arranged for educational purposes.