Rubem Braga

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Rubem Braga (left) and Newton Braga, 1932.

Rubem Braga (born January 12, 1913 in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim , Espírito Santo , † December 19, 1990 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian diplomat , lawyer, journalist and writer.

Live and act

Braga was a son of Francisco de Carvalho Braga and his wife Rachel Coelho Braga; the journalist Newton Braga (1911–1962) was his older brother.

Braga spent his early childhood in his hometown but was brought to live with relatives in Niterói ( Rio de Janeiro ) for school time. He studied law in Rio de Janeiro, but later switched to the same subject in Belo Horizonte ( Minas Gerais ), where he successfully completed this degree in 1932.

Subsequently, Braga began to write for various newspapers and magazines of the Diários Associados . During his studies he had already reported on Getúlio Vargas' takeover . At the beginning of the Second World War , the newspaper Diário Carioca sent him to Italy as a correspondent . One of his most important topics was of course the Força Expedicionária Brasileira (FEB). After the war, Braga returned to Brazil with one of the first ships and settled in Rio de Janeiro.

Because of his articles, which often sparked controversial discussions, Braga was imprisoned several times under Presidents João Café Filho (1954/55), Carlos Coimbra da Luz (1955) and Nereu Ramos (1955/56). Together with his colleagues Otto Lara Resende and Fernando Sabino , Braga founded the Editora Sabiá publishing house in 1967 ; u. a. to become independent of publishers.

When Jânio Quadros was named President of Brazil, he sent Braga as a diplomat to the court of King Hassan II in Rabat ( Morocco ). When Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli did not renew this mandate, Braga returned to Brazil and now worked for Rede Globo .

Rubem Braga died 24 days before his 77th birthday on December 19, 1990 in Rio de Janeiro and was buried there. In honor of the Braga brothers, the Casa dos Bragas literary museum was established in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim . In Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, the Teatro Municipal also bears his name.

reception

In addition to his journalistic work, an independent literary work emerged over the years, for which he was repeatedly praised by the public as well as by official critics. He made his successful debut in 1936 with his work O Conde eo Passarinho . Braga is known and praised to this day for its short stories , which very often first appeared in the features section or the literary supplement of various newspapers.

Works (selection)

author

Autobiography
  • Casa dos Braga. Memória de Infância . 1990.
Short stories
  • 50 Crônicas escolhidas . 1951.
  • 100 Crônicas Escolhidas . 1958.
  • 200 Crônicas escolhidas . 1985.
  • Os Melhores contos de Rubem Braga . 1989.
  • Pequena Antologia do Braga . 1990.
Non-fiction
  • Com a FEB na Itália . 1945.
  • Crônicas de Guerra. FEB . 1964.
Work edition
  • David Arrigucei (Ed.): Rubem Braga . Global Editoria, São Paulo 1985.

Translations

  • Vicki Baum : O lago do amor (Hell in Frauensee). Olympio, Rio de Janeiro 1943.
  • Antoine de Saint-Exupéry : Terra dos homens (wind, sand and stars). Olympio, Rio de Janeiro 1964.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Casa dos Bragas . Retrieved February 3, 2014 (Portuguese).
personal data
SURNAME Braga, Rubem
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian journalist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 12, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Cachoeiro de Itapemirim , Espírito Santo
DATE OF DEATH December 19, 1990
Place of death Rio de Janeiro