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Revista Brasileira
''Revista Brasileira'' () is a publication of the Academia Brasileira de Letras, Brazilian Academy of Letters. Its history began on 14 July 1855 and can be divided into nine phases as per Júlio Afrânio Peixoto, Afrânio Peixoto. Throughout its existence, ''Revista Brasileira'' has been responsible for publishing various works, such as ''The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas''. During its third phase, it became an intellectual mecca in the capital of Brazil, with international ramifications. History and phases The first publication to use the name "" came to light on 14 July 1855, with the title "". It was founded by . Although it announced itself as a biweekly publication, it had only one edition. The second edition only appeared in 1857, under the name "", and had a total of four volumes. It lasted until 1861, and its director was . Júlio Afrânio Peixoto, Afrânio Peixoto ignored Meneses's edition and considered only the volumes published by Batista de Oliveira as phase I. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cícero Sandroni
Cícero Augusto Ribeiro Sandroni (26 February 1935 – 17 June 2025) was a Brazilian journalist and writer. He was born in São Paulo and became a journalist in Rio de Janeiro, where he worked for newspapers such as ''O Globo'' and ''Correio da Manhã (Brazil), Correio da Manhã'' and the news magazine ''Manchete''. He also worked in publishing and in broadcast media. Sandroni wrote a number of books, among them ''Cosme Velho: o rio das letras do Rio'' and a biography of fellow journalist Carlos Heitor Cony. Sandroni was elected to the Brazilian Academy of Letters in 2004. Sandroni died in Rio de Janeiro on 17 June 2025, at the age of 90. Works * ''The Devil Only Arrives at Noon'', short stories, Nova Fronteira Publishing, 1985. * ''Glass in Brazil'', historical essay, Objetiva Publishing, 1989. * ''Austregésilo de Athayde, the Century of a Liberal'', Agir Publishing, 1998. * ''Cosme Velho'', literary essay about the Cosme Velho neighborhood, Relume Dumará Publishing, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academia Brasileira De Letras
The Academia Brasileira de Letras (ABL; English: ''Brazilian Academy of Letters'') is a Brazilian literature, literary non-profit society established at the end of the 19th century. The first president, Machado de Assis, declared its foundation on Tuesday, 15 December 1896, with the by-laws being passed on Thursday, 28 January 1897. On Tuesday, 20 July of the same year, the academy started its operation. According to its statutes, it is the pre-eminent Portuguese council for matters pertaining to the Portuguese language. The ABL is considered the foremost institution devoted to the Portuguese language in Brazil. Its prestige and technical qualification gives it paramount authority in Brazilian Portuguese, even though it is not a public institution and no law grants it oversight over the language. The academy's main publication in this field is the Orthographic Vocabulary of the Portuguese Language (''Vocabulário Ortográfico da Língua Portuguesa'') which has five editions. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Júlio Afrânio Peixoto
Júlio Afrânio Peixoto (born December 17 1876 in Lençóis – January 12, 1947) was a Brazilian physician, writer, politician, historian, university president, and pioneering eugenicist. He held many public offices, including Brazilian congressional representative from Bahia in the federal ''Câmara de Deputados'' (federal congressman) (1924–1930), first the president of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, member of the Brazilian Cultural Center in the United States, president of the Academia Brasileira de Letras, and honorary doctorates from Coimbra University and the University of Lisbon, Portugal. Biography Born in Lençóis and raised in the backlands of Bahia, and schooled mostly at home, Afrânio Peixoto nevertheless graduated in medicine in Salvador, at Brazil's oldest medical school, in 1897, when he was only 21 years old. His work "Epilepsy and crime" attracted national and international attention. In 1902 he moved to the then-Brazilian capital, Rio de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Posthumous Memoirs Of Brás Cubas
''The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas'' (, modern spelling ''Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas''), also translated as ''Epitaph of a Small Winner'', is a novel by the Brazilian writer Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis that is regarded as one of the greatest works of Brazilian literature. The book is presented as the memoirs of its protagonist, Brás Cubas, as told from beyond the grave. Published in 1881, the novel has a unique style of short, erratic chapters shifting in tone and style. Instead of the clear and logical construction of a normal nineteenth-century realist novel, the novel makes use of surreal devices of metaphor and playful narrative construction. Outline The novel is narrated by the dead protagonist, Brás Cubas, who tells his own life story from beyond the grave, noting his mistakes and failed romances. The fact that he is already deceased allows Brás Cubas to sharply criticize Brazilian society and reflect on his own disillusionment, with no sign of rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machado De Assis Aos 57 Anos
Machado is a surname of Portuguese origin meaning "axe" or "hatchet", with the surname attested as far back as the 12th century. It is commonly found in Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Hispanic America, the Philippines, India (former Portuguese colony of Goa, Mangalore, Southern Tamil Nadu and Southern Kerala), as well as former Portuguese colony of Macao in China and several former Portuguese territories in Africa. It is also attested among Sephardic Jews, while in Italy, the surname may be associated with Jewish heritage, particularly in Genova; Jews are attested in Genova since Roman times, and the surname is one of the most frequent found in documents from Genova's Synagogue. The Machados in India were populated after the conversion of Paravar race of Tuticorin (District of Tamil Nadu in India) to Catholicism by the Portuguese in the year 1532, a few years after they began trading in India. The word ''machado'' means axe in Portuguese. People Notable people with the surname include: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolau Midosi
Nicolau is a Portuguese and Catalan given name, a variant of Nicholas. Nicolau may refer to: *Nicolau Coelho, Portuguese explorer *Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1946–1978), East-Timorese politician *Nicolau Tolentino de Almeida (1740–1811), Portuguese satirical poet of the 18th century * José Nicolau Huguet (1855–1909), Spanish painter Surname * Cristina Nicolau (1977–2017), Romanian triple jumper See also *Nicola (name) *Nicolae (name) *Nicolai (given name) *Nicolaj *Nicolao *Nicolas (given name) *Nicolau (surname) * Nicolay *São Nicolau (other) São Nicolau, meaning "Saint Nicholas" in Portuguese, may refer to the following places: Brazil *São Nicolau (Rio Grande do Sul), a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Sul *São Nicolau River, a river in the state of Piauí Cape Verde *S ... {{given name Catalan masculine given names Portuguese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machado De Assis
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (), often known by his surnames as Machado de Assis, ''Machado,'' or ''Bruxo do Cosme Velho''Vainfas, p. 505. (21 June 1839 – 29 September 1908), was a pioneer Brazilian people, Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer, widely regarded as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature. In 1897, he founded and became the first President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. He was multilingualism, multilingual, having taught himself French language, French, English language, English, German language, German and Greek language, Greek later in life. Born in , Rio de Janeiro, from a poor family, he was the grandson of freed slaves in a country where slavery would not be fully abolished until 49 years later. He barely studied in public schools and never attended university. With only his own intellect and autodidactism to rely on, he struggled to rise socially. To do so, he took several public positions, passing through the Ministry of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Veríssimo
José Veríssimo Dias de Matos (8 April 1857 – 2 December 1916) was a writer, educator, journalist, literary critic, and founding member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Biography José Veríssimo was born in Óbidos, Pará, the son of José Veríssimo de Matos and Ana Flora Dias de Matos. His early school-days were spent in Manaus and Belém. In 1869, he was sent to Rio de Janeiro to continue his studies, but had to return to Pará due to poor health. He then devoted himself zealously to journalism and teaching. In 1891, Veríssimo returned to Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ... and took a position as professor in Colégio Pedro II. For some time (1895–1899), concurrently with his scholarly labors, he edited the famous ''Revista Brasileira''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antônio Batista Pereira
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language, it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António (Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Galicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levi Carneiro
Levi Fernandes Carneiro (Niterói, August 8, 1882 – Rio de Janeiro, September 5, 1971) was a Brazilian lawyer, jurist and writer. He was a judge of the International Court of Justice. Biography He was trained in law at the Free Law School of Rio de Janeiro, currently the National Law School of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Carneiro became one of the most prominent lawyers in Brazil, being one of the founders and the first president of the Brazilian Order of Lawyers, while still presiding over the Brazilian Institute of Lawyers. He represented Brazil in various legal positions. He was General Counsel of the Republic in the government of Getúlio Vargas, from November 21, 1930 to February 17, 1932. In politics he was Constituent Deputy in 1934, losing the mandate with the coup that instituted the Estado Novo (Brazil). He was appointed as judge of the International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice (ICJ; , CIJ), or colloquially the World C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josué Montello
Josué de Sousa Montello (August 21, 1917 – March 15, 2006) was a Brazilian writer and diplomat and a former president of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. References Brazilian writers Brazilian diplomats 1917 births 2006 deaths {{Brazil-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Lucchesi
Marco Americo Lucchesi (born 9 December 1963) is a Brazilian poet, writer, historian, essayist, translator and Esperantist, member of the Academia Brasileira de Letras since 2011. He is also full professor of Languages at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Life and career Marco Lucchesi was born in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, child of italian parents: Elena Dati and Egidio Lucchesi, a radio communications engineer; they immigrated to Brazil at the invitation of Assis Chateaubriand to work in his radio broadcasting system. He had a bilingual childhood, speaking Italian and Portuguese. He graduated in History from the Fluminense Federal University and graduated as a Master and Doctor in Literature Science from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and as a Post-Doctor in Renaissance Philosophy from the University of Cologne in Germany. He has been a professor of Comparative Literature at UFRJ since 1989, a researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
