Adelmar Tavares da Silva (

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, February 16, 1888 – June 20, 1963

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) was a lawyer, magistrate, jurist, professor and poet from Recife. He was a member of Brazilian Societies devoted to criminology and law. As a poet he was respected with several of his poems becoming songs. In 1948 he became President of the Academia Brasileira de Letras.

Partial bibliography

* ''Luz dos meus olhos, Myriam'' - poetry (1912) * ''A poesia das violas'' - poetry (1921) * ''Noite cheia de estrelas'' - poetry (1925) * ''A linda mentira'' - prose (1926) * ''O caminho enluarado'' - poetry (1932) * ''A luz do altar'' - poetry (1934)

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Academia (In Portuguese)
1888 births 1963 deaths Brazilian poets 20th-century Brazilian lawyers Brazilian academics Members of the Brazilian Academy of Letters People from Recife {{brazil-academic-bio-stub