author
Manuel Joaquim Pereira da Silva
An early 19th-century military officer and public official, he is remembered today mainly through a rare surviving book and a scattered historical record. His story sits at the crossroads of Portuguese and Brazilian history, which gives his work an extra layer of curiosity.
1 Audiobook
Apontamentos para a Biographia do Cidadão José da Silva Passos
by Manuel Joaquim Pereira da Silva
About the author
Historical sources available online identify Manuel Joaquim Pereira da Silva as a Portuguese-born figure who became active in Brazil during the imperial period. The clearest records describe him as a military officer and politician, noting that he served as president of the provinces of Ceará from 1829 to 1830 and Paraíba from 1830 to 1831.
Book catalogs also credit him as the author of Apontamentos para a Biographia do Cidadão José da Silva Passos, a 19th-century biographical work. That makes him an intriguing presence in an audiobook library: not a widely documented literary celebrity, but a historical writer whose surviving work opens a small window onto the political culture of his time.
Some details of his life remain uncertain in the sources that were easy to confirm, including basic biographical information such as his birth date. Because the record is patchy, it is safest to see him as a lesser-known author connected to public life, military service, and the documentary traditions of the Portuguese-speaking world.