João do Rio Writer

João do Rio was the pseudonym of the Brazilian journalist, short-story writer and playwright João Paulo Emílio Cristóvão dos Santos Coelho Barreto, a Brazilian author and journalist of African descent (August 5, 1881, Rio de Janeiro— June 23, 1921, Rio de Janeiro). He was elected on May 7, 1910 for the chair # 26 of Brazilian Academy of Letters.

Personal facts

PseudonymJoão do Rio
Birth dateAugust 05, 1881
Birth place
Brazil , Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro (state)
Date of deathJune 23, 1921
Place of death
Rio de Janeiro

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genre
Fiction

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João do Rio on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.pacc.ufrj.br/literatura/polemica_renato_cordeiro_gomes.php
  2. http://www.releituras.com/joaodorio_menu.asp