Arlindo Veiga dos Santos

Arlindo Veiga dos Santos
Personal details
BornFebruary 12, 1902
Itu, São Paulo, Brazil
Died1978
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyAIPB (1928-1937)
(1945-1964)

FNB (1936–1938)
Known forMonarchist politician and Black activist
Nickname(s)O Messias Negro
("The Black Messiah)
O Cavaleiro Negro
("The Black Knight")

Arlindo Veiga dos Santos (February 12, 1902 – 1978) was a Brazilian intellectual, poet, writer, philosopher and politician.[1] He was the founder of the Brazilian Patrianovist Imperial Action (AIPB) and Black Brazilian Front (FNB) and one of the most important leader of both groups.[2]

  1. ^ "Arlindo Veiga dos Santos" (PDF). July 5, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Brasil, CPDOC-Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação História Contemporânea do. "FRENTE NEGRA BRASILEIRA". CPDOC – Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved June 11, 2020.