Augusto César Ferreira Gil was a Portuguese lawyer and poet. He was born on 31 July 1873 in Porto, and died on 26 November 1929 in Guarda. Gil's literary works combined

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verse with satire and simple lyricism, though his focus on nature and poverty as subjects also made him a precursor of Portuguese Neo-Realism. He wrote ''Balada da Neve'', a well-known poem among Portuguese poets. Gil has a section of the Museu de Garda dedicated to his life and works, in his home city of Guarda.

Published Poetry Collections

*1894 ''Musa Cérula'' *1898 ''Versos'' *1909 ''Luar de Janeiro'' *1909 ''Balada da Neve'' *1910 ''O Canto da Cigarra'' *1915 ''Sombra de Fumo'' *1920 ''O Craveiro da Janela'' *1927 ''Avena Rústica'' *1930 ''Rosas desta Manhã''

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* * * 1873 births 1929 deaths 19th-century Portuguese poets 20th-century Portuguese poets Portuguese male poets 20th-century Portuguese lawyers People from Porto People from Guarda, Portugal 19th-century male writers 20th-century male writers {{portugal-poet-stub