José Bonifácio the Younger
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José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva was a French-born Brazilian poet, teacher and politician. He is known as "the Younger" to distinguish him from his grand-uncle, José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, "th
A statue of José Bonifácio the Younger at the Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo
Álvares de Azevedo
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Manuel Antônio Álvares de Azevedo, affectionately called "Maneco" by his close friends, relatives and admirers, was a Brazilian Romantic poet, short story writer, playwright and essayist, considered t
José Bonifácio the Younger
…abandon his studies due to health problems. He graduated in Law in 1853, at the Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo, where he befriended Álvares de Azevedo, Aureliano Lessa and Bernardo Guimarães. He became a Law teacher at the Faculdade de Direito do Recife during 1854–1858, where he taught and heavily…
A picture of Azevedo taken during the late 1840s