Tobias Barreto

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Barreto and the second or paternal family name is Meneses.
Tobias Barreto
BornTobias Barreto de Meneses
(1839-06-07)7 June 1839
Vila de Campos do Rio Real, Sergipe, Brazil
Died26 June 1889(1889-06-26) (aged 50)
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
OccupationPoet, philosopher, critic, jurist
NationalityBrazilian
Alma materFaculdade de Direito do Recife
SubjectSocial engagement
Literary movementRomanticism

Tobias Barreto de Meneses (June 7, 1839 – June 26, 1889) was a Brazilian poet, philosopher, jurist and literary critic.[1] He is famous for creating the "Condorism" and revolutionizing Brazilian Romanticism and poetry. He is patron of the 38th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.[2]

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