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Bruno Seabra
1837–1876
A witty and versatile voice in 19th-century Brazilian literature, this poet and novelist mixed lyric feeling with sharp humor in both verse and prose. Writing under his own name and the pen name Aristóteles de Sousa, he moved easily between poetry, fiction, and newspaper serials.
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Memorias de um pobre diabo
by Bruno Seabra
About the author
Born on October 6, 1837, on Tatuoca Island in Belém, Bruno Henrique de Almeida Seabra was a Brazilian poet, novelist, feuilleton writer, and civil servant. Sources from Brazil’s digital literature library and the National Library describe him as a writer who cultivated humor in both his poetry and prose, while also working across several literary forms.
His known works include the early verse collection Tipos burlescos desenhados por Bruno Seabra (1859) and the novel Memórias de um pobre diabo, published under the pen name Aristóteles de Sousa. Another novel, Dr. Pancrácio, appeared in 1859 in the newspaper Marmota Fluminense, showing how closely his career was tied to the lively newspaper culture of his time.
Seabra died in Salvador, Bahia, on April 8, 1876. Though not widely known today, he stands out as a lively 19th-century Brazilian writer whose comic touch helped shape his poems, fiction, and serialized writing.