Joaquim Nabuco
Joaquim Nabuco | |
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Nabuco in 1902 | |
| Ambassador of Brazil to the United States | |
| In office May 23, 1905 – January 17, 1910 | |
| Nominated by | Rodrigues Alves |
| Preceded by | Alfredo de Morais Gomes Ferreira |
| Succeeded by | Domício da Gama |
| Ambassador of Brazil to the United Kingdom | |
| In office February 4, 1901 – January 10, 1905 | |
| Nominated by | Campos Sales |
| Preceded by | João Artur de Sousa Correia |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Régis de Oliveira |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office July 3, 1885 – November 15, 1889 | |
| Constituency | Pernambuco |
| In office January 13, 1879 – January 17, 1882 | |
| Constituency | Pernambuco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo August 19, 1849 |
| Died | January 17, 1910 (aged 60) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Spouse |
Evelina Torres Soares Ribeiro
(m. 1889) |
| Children | Maurício Joaquim Carolina Mariana José Tomás |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Law of Recife |
| Occupation | Diplomat and politician |
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Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo (August 19, 1849 – January 17, 1910) was a Brazilian statesman, diplomat, a leading voice in the abolitionist movement of his country, historian, jurist, journalist, and one of the founders of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (Academia Brasileira de Letras).
He was one of the great diplomats of the Empire of Brazil, and also an orator, a poet, and a memoirist. Alongside O Abolicionismo (Abolitionism), Minha Formação (My Formation) stands as a memoir of the highest order, where one perceives the paradox of someone who grew up in a family of slaveholders but chose to fight for the abolition of slavery. Nabuco confessed to feeling a "nostalgia for the slaves" due to their generosity, which contrasted with the selfishness of their masters. "Slavery will remain for a long time as the national characteristic of Brazil," he affirmed.