Aluísio Azevedo
Writer
Aluísio Tancredo Gonçalves de Azevedo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈlwizju tɐ̃ˈkɾedu ɡõˈsaɫviʒ dʒ ɐze̞ˈvedu], 14 April 1857 — 21 January 1913) was a Brazilian novelist, caricaturist, diplomat, playwright and short story writer. Initially a Romantic writer, he would later adhere to the Naturalist movement. He introduced the Naturalist movement in Brazil with the novel O Mulato, in 1881.He founded and occupied the 4th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1897 until his death in 1913.
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| Birth date | April 14, 1857 |
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| Birth name | Aluísio Tancredo Gonçalves de Azevedo |
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| Birth place | Brazil , São Luís Maranhão |
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| Date of death | January 21, 1913 |
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