Joaquim Manuel de Macedo

Joaquim Manuel de Macedo
A photograph of Joaquim Manuel de Macedo dating from 1866
A photograph of Joaquim Manuel de Macedo dating from 1866
Born(1820-06-24)24 June 1820
Itaboraí, Brazil
Died11 April 1882(1882-04-11) (aged 61)
Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil
Occupationnovelist, medician, poet, teacher, playwright, journalist
Literary movementRomanticism
Notable works
SpouseMaria Catarina de Abreu Sodré

Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (June 24, 1820 – April 11, 1882) was a Brazilian novelist, medical doctor, teacher, poet, playwright and journalist, famous for the romance A Moreninha.[1] He is considered the first Brazilian novelist.[2]

He is the patron of the 20th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.[3]

  1. ^ Letras, Academia Brasileira de (1926). Revista (in Brazilian Portuguese). Academia. p. 111.
  2. ^ Silva, Ana Cláudia Suriani da; Vasconcelos, Sandra Guardini (2020-05-14). Comparative Perspectives on the Rise of the Brazilian Novel. UCL Press. pp. 129–134. ISBN 978-1-78735-471-5.
  3. ^ "Joaquim Manuel de Macedo". Academia Brasileira de Letras (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-29.

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