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Sérgio Paulo Rouanet
Sérgio Paulo Rouanet (23 February 1934 – 3 July 2022) was a Brazilian diplomat, philosopher, essayist, and scholar. He was the national Culture minister, Secretary of Culture between 1991 and 1992, and in his tenure he created the ''Lei de Incentivo à Cultura'' (Culture Incentive Law), a tax credit law for companies and citizens that sponsor cultural activities, which became known as Rouanet Law. Rouanet was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 1992 to his death. Early life and career Born in Rio de Janeiro, he graduated in social sciences at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. He got a master's degree in political science from Georgetown University, in economics from George Washington University, philosophy from the New York School for Social Research and also a doctorate from the University of São Paulo. Rouanet was a general consul of Brazil in Zurich from 1976 to 1982 and Brazilian ambassador in Denmark from 1987 to 1991, when he was ... [...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] |
