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Nuno Baena
1865–1922
A Brazilian physician, naval doctor, and early Esperanto writer, he is best remembered for helping shape Esperanto culture in Brazil and for the 1922 book Ama Stelaro. His work links literary ambition with the idealism of the early international language movement.
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Ama Stelaro
by Nuno Baena
About the author
Born on July 25, 1865, Nuno Baena was a Brazilian Esperantist who also worked as a physician and naval doctor. Sources describe him as one of the early figures of Esperanto in Brazil, and he is associated with the Brazilian Esperanto movement under the pseudonym La Forgesito.
He is noted as a co-founder of the Brazila Klubo Esperanto and as president of the 6th Brazilian Congress of Esperanto. His best-known book is Ama Stelaro, published in 1922, a volume that combines original writing with translations and is remembered as an early Brazilian contribution to Esperanto literature.
Baena died on November 11, 1922. Although surviving biographical details appear to be limited, his name still stands out in Esperanto literary history for connecting Brazilian cultural life with the language's early international community.