Joaquim Cardozo

Joaquim Cardozo
Born(1897-08-26)26 August 1897
Recife, Brazil
Died5 February 1978(1978-02-05) (aged 80)
Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
CitizenshipBrazilian
OccupationEngineer
Parent(s)José Antônio Cardozo, Elvira Moreira Cardozo
Engineering career
DisciplineStructural engineer

Joaquim Maria Moreira Cardozo (August 26, 1897 – November 4, 1978), known as Joaquim Cardozo, was a Brazilian structural engineer, poet, short story writer, playwright, university professor, translator, editor of art and architecture magazines, designer, illustrator, caricaturist, and art critic.[1][2][3] He was a polyglot, knowing about fifteen languages.[4]

Cardozo moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1940 and worked with the architect Oscar Niemeyer on some of his major works,[2] including on the Pampulha Modern Ensemble which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[5] Other works include the Monument to the Dead of World War II.[2] Niemeyer described Cardozo as "the most cultured Brazilian there was".[6]

Among his most famous poems is the 1924 Recife morto.[2]

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  2. ^ a b c d Maria do Carmo Andrade. "Joaquim Cardozo". Pesquisa Escolar. Archived from the original on 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  3. ^ "Joaquim Cardozo". basilio.fundaj.gov.br. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  4. ^ "A poesia de Joaquim Cardozo: um caminho próprio e original da poesia moderna brasileira" (PDF). UnB. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  5. ^ "Pampulha Modern Ensemble". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  6. ^ Plenarinho, por Turma do (2020-04-23). "Joaquim Cardozo, o poeta dos cálculos". O Legislativo para crianças - Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-25.