Joaquim Manuel de Macedo | |
|---|---|
 A photograph of Joaquim Manuel de Macedo dating from 1866 | |
| Born | 24 June 1820 Itaboraí, Brazil |
| Died | 11 April 1882 (aged 61) Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil |
| Occupation | novelist, medician, poet, teacher, playwright, journalist |
| Literary movement | Romanticism |
| Notable works | |
| Spouse | Maria Catarina de Abreu Sodré |
Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (June 24, 1820 – April 11, 1882) was a Brazilian novelist, medical doctor, teacher, poet, playwright and journalist, famous for the romance A Moreninha.[1] He is considered the first Brazilian novelist.[2]
He is the patron of the 20th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.[3]
- ^ Letras, Academia Brasileira de (1926). Revista (in Brazilian Portuguese). Academia. p. 111.
- ^ Silva, Ana Cláudia Suriani da; Vasconcelos, Sandra Guardini (2020-05-14). Comparative Perspectives on the Rise of the Brazilian Novel. UCL Press. pp. 129–134. ISBN 978-1-78735-471-5.
- ^ "Joaquim Manuel de Macedo". Academia Brasileira de Letras (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-29.