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Celso Ferreira Da Cunha
Celso Ferreira da Cunha (1917-1989) was a Brazilians, Brazilian professor, philologist and essayist. He was the fourth occupant of seat 35 at the Brazilian Academy of Letters, to which he was elected on August 13, 1987, succeeding José Honório Rodrigues. He was received by academic Abgar Renault on December 4, 1987. Life and works Cunha was born in Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, the son of Tristão da Cunha, a professor and politician from Minas Gerais. In 1921, his family moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he began his education at the Colégio Anglo-Brasileiro. He graduated in law (1938) and Letters (1940) from the former Universidade do Distrito Federal. There he had among his professors renowned European philologists such as Jean Bourciez, Jacques Perret and Georges Millardet, and the Brazilians Antenor Nascentes and Sousa da Silveira. In 1947, he obtained a doctorate in Portuguese literature from the National Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Brazil, with the thesis ''O c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilians
Brazilians ( pt, Brasileiros, ) are the citizens of Brazil. A Brazilian can also be a person born abroad to a Brazilian parent or legal guardian as well as a person who acquired Brazilian citizenship. Brazil is a multiethnic society, which means that it is home to people of many ethnic origins, and there is no correlation between one's stock and their Brazilian identity. Being Brazilian is a civic phenomenon, rather than an ethnic one. As a result, the degree to which Brazilian citizens identify with their ancestral roots varies significantly depending on the individual, the region of the country, and the specific ethnic origins in question. Most often, however, the idea of ethnicity as it is understood in the anglophone world is not popular in the country. In the period after the colonization of the Brazilian territory by Portugal, during much of the 16th century, the word "Brazilian" was given to the Portuguese merchants of Brazilwood, designating exclusively the name of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
