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Manuel Emílio Gomes de Carvalho

1859–1919

A Brazilian lawyer, politician, and historian, he is remembered for writing about Brazil’s representatives in the Portuguese Cortes of 1821. His work reflects a strong interest in political history and the roots of Brazil’s independence era.

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Os deputados brasileiros nas Côrtes Geraes de 1821

Os deputados brasileiros nas Côrtes Geraes de 1821

by Manuel Emílio Gomes de Carvalho

About the author

Born in 1859 and deceased in 1919, Manuel Emílio Gomes de Carvalho was a Brazilian man of letters whose career brought together law, politics, and historical writing.

He is best known as the author of Os deputados brasileiros nas Cortes Gerais de 1821, a study centered on the role of Brazilian deputies in the Portuguese Cortes. That subject places his work close to one of the most important turning points in Brazilian history, when debates in Lisbon shaped the path toward independence.

Available source material found here is limited, so some biographical details about his life and career are not easy to confirm with confidence. What does come through clearly is his contribution as a writer interested in Brazil’s political past and in documenting figures and institutions from the early nineteenth century.