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Júlio César Machado
A lively voice of 19th-century Lisbon, this Portuguese writer moved easily between journalism, fiction, travel writing, and the stage. His work is especially remembered for sharp, engaging chronicles that captured the rhythms of urban life.
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Da Loucura e das Manias em Portugal
by Júlio César Machado
About the author
Born in Lisbon on October 1, 1835, Júlio César Machado was a Portuguese writer, journalist, translator, and playwright whose career stretched across many forms of writing. He became one of the notable literary figures of the second half of the 19th century, with a reputation for versatility and an easy connection to the reading public.
He stood out above all as a folhetinista and chronicler, writing the kind of newspaper pieces that mixed observation, wit, and commentary. Alongside that work, he published novels, short fiction, travel writing, and plays, helping shape the lively literary and theatrical culture of his time in Lisbon.
Machado died in Lisbon on January 12, 1890. His writing remains a vivid window into Portuguese cultural life in the 1800s, especially for readers interested in journalism, theatre, and the everyday texture of the city.