Alceu Amoroso Lima

Alceu Amoroso Lima (December 11, 1893 – August 14, 1983), also known under the pen name Tristão de Athayde, was a Brazilian essayist, literary critic, journalist, and activist.

In 1928, he converted to Catholicism, eventually becoming head of Catholic Action in Brazil. Although initially sympathetic to Brazilian integralism, he later came to oppose both authoritarianism and fascism, growing into an exponent of Christian democracy in his country. He was a vocal critic of the Brazilian military dictatorship.