Manuel Antônio de Almeida
Manuel Antônio de Almeida (born November 17, 1831 in Rio de Janeiro , † November 28, 1861 in Macaé ) was a Brazilian journalist and writer.
Almeida studied art and medicine, making his living as a translator and journalist. His only literary work Memórias de um sargento de milícias , he published anonymously as a serial in the years 1852 and 1853. In it he describes life in Rio de Janeiro in the first half of the 19th century in a naturalistic style. The work received little attention at the time, but has been considered the first great novel in Brazilian literature since its rediscovery in the 20th century .
Almeida promoted the young Machado de Assis . Almeida died in a shipwreck off the Brazilian coast.
Web links
- Literature by and about Manuel Antônio de Almeida in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- Literature by Manuel Antônio de Almeida in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
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SURNAME | Almeida, Manuel Antônio de |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian journalist and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 17, 1831 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rio de Janeiro |
DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1861 |
Place of death | Macaé |