António Joaquim de Castro Feijó

Born in Ponte de Lima on June 1, 1859, António de Castro Feijó became known as both a poet and a diplomat. Sources describe him as a major figure in Portuguese literature, especially associated with Parnassianism, while also noting that the later phase of his writing took on a more somber tone.

He studied law in Coimbra and went on to a diplomatic career, serving in posts including Brazil and Sweden. That international life seems to have run alongside his literary work rather than replacing it, helping shape the image of Feijó as a writer who moved comfortably between public service and poetry.

Feijó died in Stockholm on June 20, 1917. His work has remained available through literary archives and public-domain collections, and he is still remembered in Portugal as an important poetic voice of his period.