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Born October 31, 1902 • Brazil
Died August 17, 1987 (aged 84) • Rio de Janeiro • Brazil
Notable Works “Alguma Poesia”
Movement / Style Art Nouveau

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Cassiano Ricardo
Brazilian poet, critic, and journalist
andrade, mario de
Mário de Andrade
Brazilian writer
Afrânio Coutinho
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Augusto de Campos
Brazilian poet and critic
Meireles, Cecília
Cecília Meireles
Brazilian poet
Rubem Braga
Brazilian journalist
Alceu Amoroso Lima
Brazilian essayist, philosopher, and literary critic
Jorge de Lima
Brazilian author
Murilo Mendes
Brazilian poet
Rui Ribeiro Couto
Brazilian writer
Rachel de Queiroz
Brazilian novelist
Basílio da Gama
Brazilian poet
Gregório de Matos Guerra
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Andrade, Oswald de
Oswald de Andrade
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Adonias Filho
Brazilian author
José de Santa Rita Durão
Brazilian poet
Gonçalves Dias
Antônio Gonçalves Dias
Brazilian poet
Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto
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José de Alencar.
José de Alencar
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Statue of Antônio de Castro Alves, Brazil.
Antônio de Castro Alves
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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
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