Antonio Candido | |
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.jpg) Candido at the Literature Festival of Paraty in 2011 | |
| Born | Antonio Candido de Mello e Sousa July 24, 1918 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | May 12, 2017 (aged 98) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupation | Author, literary critic, sociologist, professor |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Notable awards | Prêmio Jabuti, Prêmio Camões, Prêmio Machado de Assis, Alfonso Reyes International Prize |
| Spouse | Gilda de Melo e Sousa |
Antonio Candido de Mello e Souza (July 24, 1918 – May 12, 2017) was a Brazilian writer, professor, sociologist, and literary critic.[1] As a critic of Brazilian literature, he is regarded as having been one of the foremost scholars on the subject by Brazilian universities. He was the co-winner of the Prêmio Jabuti for essays in 1965 and was awarded the Prêmio Machado de Assis in 1993, the Camões Prize in 1998, and the Alfonso Reyes International Prize in 2005.
Candido was professor-emeritus at the University of São Paulo and São Paulo State University, and doctor honoris causa by the University of Campinas.
- ^ Brasil, Ubiratan; Sobota, Guilherme (May 12, 2017). "Morre Antonio Candido aos 98 anos". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved May 12, 2017.