Manoel de Barros

Manoel de Barros (born December 19, 1916 in Cuiabá , † November 13, 2014 in Campo Grande ) was a Brazilian writer and poet .

Barros has received several awards for his work, including twice the Prêmio Jabuti , Brazil's most important literary prize.

Critics regard him as one of the great names in contemporary Brazilian poetry, Carlos Drummond de Andrade considered Manoel de Barros to be the greatest poet in Brazil.

In 1998 the poet was awarded the "National Literature Prize of the Brazilian Ministry of Culture" for his complete works.

Web links

Literature by and about Manoel de Barros in the catalog of the German National Library
Literature by and about Manoel de Barros in the WorldCat bibliographic database

Individual evidence

↑ Francesco Neves. Jabuti Laureate. March 2002 . Brazzil.com. March 1, 2002. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
^ Couto, José Geraldo. '' Beyond the Pantanal ''. Translated by Jamie Sundquist. September 1999 . Brazzil.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
^ Colombo, Patrícia. '' O poeta do povo ''. Rolling Stone Brazil. On 23rd of January of 2010 . Rollingstone.com.br. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2018.

personal data
SURNAME	Barros, Manoel de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Brazilian writer and poet
DATE OF BIRTH	December 19, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cuiabá
DATE OF DEATH	November 13, 2014
Place of death	Campo Grande

[1] Francesco Neves. Jabuti Laureate. March 2002 . Brazzil.com. March 1, 2002. Retrieved January 14, 2018.

[2] Couto, José Geraldo. '' Beyond the Pantanal ''. Translated by Jamie Sundquist. September 1999 . Brazzil.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.

[3] Colombo, Patrícia. '' O poeta do povo ''. Rolling Stone Brazil. On 23rd of January of 2010 . Rollingstone.com.br. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2018.