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Medeiros e Albuquerque
1867–1934
A lively man of letters in Brazil’s early republican years, this versatile writer moved easily between poetry, fiction, journalism, politics, and public life. He is especially remembered for writing the lyrics of the Brazilian Republic Anthem.
1 Audiobook
Brazilian Tales
by Medeiros e Albuquerque, Henrique Coelho Netto, Carmen Dolores, Machado de Assis
About the author
Born in Recife on September 4, 1867, José Joaquim de Campos da Costa de Medeiros e Albuquerque built an unusually wide-ranging career as a writer, journalist, teacher, politician, and public servant. Sources from Wikipedia and the Academia Brasileira de Letras agree that he worked across many forms, including poetry, short stories, novels, essays, drama, and memoir.
He was one of the founders of the Academia Brasileira de Letras and occupied chair 22. The same sources note that he became particularly famous for writing the lyrics of the Brazilian Republic Anthem in 1890, a lasting mark on Brazilian cultural history.
Medeiros e Albuquerque died in Rio de Janeiro on June 9, 1934. His career suggests a writer deeply involved in both literature and civic life, with a body of work that reflects the intellectual energy of Brazil in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.