Tobias Barreto

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Barreto and the second or paternal family name is Meneses.
Tobias Barreto de Meneses
Born
Tobias Barreto de Meneses

(1839-06-07)7 June 1839
Vila de Campos do Rio Real, Sergipe, Empire of Brazil
Died26 June 1889(1889-06-26) (aged 50)
Recife, Pernambuco, Empire of Brazil
OccupationPoet, philosopher, critic, jurist
Alma materFaculdade de Direito do Recife
SubjectSocial engagement
Literary movementRomanticism

Tobias Barreto de Meneses (June 7, 1839 – June 26, 1889) was a Brazilian poet, philosopher, jurist and literary critic. He is famous for creating the "Condorism" and revolutionizing Brazilian Romanticism and poetry. He is patron of the 38th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.

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