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Joaquim de Araújo
1858–1917
A Portuguese poet, editor, journalist, and diplomat, Joaquim de Araújo helped carry Portuguese literature and culture beyond the country’s borders. His career included literary publishing, cultural advocacy, and a long post as Portugal’s consul in Genoa.
2 Audiobooks
Sá de Miranda Com uma carta ácerca da "Bibliographia Camilliana" de Henrique Marques
by Antero de Quental, Joaquim de Araújo, Camilo Castelo Branco
A estatua do poeta Ode nacional
by Joaquim de Araújo
About the author
Joaquim de Araújo (1858–1917) was born in Penafiel and became known as a poet, writer, journalist, editor, and diplomat. His first poetry collection, Lira Íntima, was well received, and he founded and directed the literary magazine Harpa from 1873 to 1876, working with figures such as Antero de Quental, Teófilo Braga, and Gonçalves Crespo.
He founded the Grémio Literário e Recreativo Infante D. Henrique in Porto and helped establish the Sociedade Nacional Camoneana. In 1894, he was appointed Portugal’s consul in Genoa, where he continued publishing and promoting Portuguese culture, literature, and translation until 1913. He died in Sintra in 1917 after returning to Portugal in poor health.