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Born | José Oswald de Souza Andrade January 11, 1890 São Paulo, Brazil |
Died | October 22, 1954 São Paulo, Brazil | (aged 64)
Occupation | poet and polemicist |
Literary movement | Founder of Brazilian modernism; member of the Group of Five |
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José Oswald de Souza Andrade (January 11, 1890 – October 22, 1954)[1] was a Brazilian poet, novelist and cultural critic. He was born in, spent most of his life in, and died in São Paulo.[2]
Andrade was one of the founders of Brazilian modernism and a member of the Group of Five, along with Mário de Andrade, Anita Malfatti, Tarsila do Amaral and Menotti del Picchia. He participated in the Modern Art Week (Semana de Arte Moderna).