author
José Augusto Corrêa
A Brazilian man of letters from Maranhão, he balanced a busy professional life with work as a journalist, teacher, and literary figure. He is remembered as one of the founders of the Academia Maranhense de Letras and as a presence in the cultural life of São Luís.
1 Audiobook
Tres capitaes
by José Augusto Corrêa
About the author
Born in São Luís, Maranhão, José Augusto Corrêa was a Brazilian writer and intellectual active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Available sources describe him as the son of Inês Pessoa Corrêa and note that he led an intensely busy professional life while remaining closely involved with literature and public life.
He wrote for Maranhão newspapers including Pacotilha and Revista Maranhense, and he also taught at the Liceu Maranhense. Those roles helped place him at the center of his region’s literary and educational world.
Corrêa is especially associated with the Academia Maranhense de Letras, where he became the founder of chair number 17. Although a portrait image could not be confirmed from the sources reviewed here, his legacy clearly survives through Maranhão’s literary institutions and press history.