Affonso Schmidt (29 June 1890 – 3 April 1964) was a Brazilian

journalist A journalist is a person who gathers information in the form of text, audio or pictures, processes it into a newsworthy form and disseminates it to the public. This is called journalism. Roles Journalists can work in broadcast, print, advertis ...

, short story writer,

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living wage, living writing novels and other fiction, while other ...

, and

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ...

Biography

Affonso Schmidt was born on Sunday, 29 June 1890, in

Cubatão Cubatão is a city in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Brazil, 12 kilometers away from Santos (São Paulo), Santos seaport, the largest in Latin America. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of the Baixada Santista. The population i ...

. In

, he founded the newspaper ''Vésper'', and in the city of

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

he was part of the editorial staff of the important libertarian periodicals '' A Plebe'' and '' A Lanterna'', alongside legendary figures of the Brazilian anarchist movement such as Edgard Leuenroth and . He also held positions in the editorial staff of the newspapers ''

Folha ''Folha de S.Paulo'' (sometimes spelled ''Folha de São Paulo''), also known as simply ''Folha'' (, ''Sheet''), is a Brazilian daily newspaper founded in 1921 under the name ''Folha da Noite'' and published in São Paulo by the Folha da Manhã c ...

'' and ''

O Estado de S. Paulo ''O Estado de S. Paulo'' (; ), also known as ''Estadão'' (; ), is a daily newspaper published in State of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. It is the third largest newspaper in Brazil, and its format changed from broadsheet to Berliner (format), ...

''. In the city of

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 ...

, he founded the newspaper ''Voz do Povo'', which in time became the press organ of the local Workers' Federation. He was imprisoned several times for expressing what he thought. He also gained notoriety for the various campaigns he waged against

fascism Fascism ( ) is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology and movement. It is characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hie ...

and

clericalism Clericalism is the application of the formal, church-based leadership or opinion of ordained clergy in matters of the church or in broader political and sociocultural contexts. The journalist has stated that clericalism was not part of the Gospe ...

, through pamphlets, books, plays and newspaper articles. Writing intensively throughout his life, he was the author of a vast poetic and literary work gathered in more than forty books. It includes historical chronicles, and fantasy, being also a pioneer of

Brazilian science fiction Brazilian science fiction has been a part of Brazilian literature since the mid 19th century. The first works of Brazilian Science Fiction emerged in the decades following Brazil's independence. Brazilian science fiction has its roots in authors ...

. He died on Easter Friday, 3 April 1964, in

, aged 73, around three days after the

1964 Brazilian coup d'état The 1964 Brazilian coup d'état () was the overthrow of Brazilian president João Goulart by a military coup from March 31 to April 1, 1964, ending the Fourth Brazilian Republic (1946–1964) and initiating the Military dictatorship in Brazil, ...

Selected works

Poetry

* ''Lírios Roxos'' (1907) * ''Miniaturas'' * ''Janelas Abertas'' (1911) * ''Mocidade '' (1921) * ''Garoa'' (1932) * ''Lusitania'' * ''Poesias'' (1934) * ''Poesia'' (1945)

Novels

* ''Brutalidade'' * ''Os impunes'' * ''O dragão e as virgens'' (fantasia) * ''Pirapora'' * ''As levianas'' * ''Passarinho verde'' * ''Ao relento'' (fantasia) * ''Kellani'' * ''A revolução brasileira'' (crônicas) * ''A nova conflagração'' * ''O evangelho dos livros'' * ''Os negros'' * ''Carne para canhão'' * ''Curiango'' * ''A sombra de Júlio Frank'' (romance) * ''Colônia Cecília'' (romance) * ''O Retrato de Valentina'' (1947) (romance) * ''A Marcha'' (romance) * ''O Menino Felipe'' (romance) * ''O Tesouro de Cananeia'' (contos) * ''A Vida de Paulo Eiró'' (crônicas) * ''São Paulo de meus Amores'' (crônicas) * ''Zanzalá'' (1938) (novela) * ''A Primeira Viagem'' (autobiografia)

References

External links