Dora Alencar Vasconcellos (1910–1973) was a Brazilian poet and diplomat.
She served as the Brazilian ambassador to
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...
from 1970 to her death. She was Brazil's second female diplomat to become ambassador in 1964, 9 years after Odette de Carvalho e Souza.
Dora was also the first female diplomat to be named consul general of Brazil in New York,
where she was responsible for organizing 1962's Bossa Nova show at Carnegie Hall. Her best-known poem is "Canção do Amor", which was performed by
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music". Villa-Lobos has globally bec ...
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ENCICLOPÉDIA Dora Alencar de Vasconcellos, cônsul-adjunta (1952/58) e geral (1958/64) do Brasil em Nova York.
1910 births
1973 deaths
20th-century Brazilian poets
Ambassadors of Brazil to Trinidad and Tobago
Brazilian women poets
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