JOAQUIM MANOEL DE MACEDO
\d͡ʒˈə͡ʊkwɪm mˈanə͡ʊl də masˈɪdə͡ʊ], \dʒˈəʊkwɪm mˈanəʊl də masˈɪdəʊ], \dʒ_ˈəʊ_k_w_ɪ_m m_ˈa_n_əʊ_l d_ə m_a_s_ˈɪ_d_əʊ]\
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A Brazilian poet; born in San Joao d'Itaborahi, June 24, 1820; professor of national history in the college of Rio Janeiro. He has written very successful novels, dramas, and comedies. As a lyric poet he is greatly esteemed. His works include: "Moreninha", a novel (1844; 5th ed., revised, 1877); "O Moco Loura", a novel of the early stages of the Portuguese conquest (1845); "A Nebulosa", a poem (1857); "Cotie", a drama; "Fantasma Branco", a comedy (1856); and "Corographia do Brasil" (1873). Died 1882.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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