Adelmar Tavares da Silva (
Recife, February 16, 1888 – June 20, 1963
Rio de Janeiro) was a lawyer, magistrate, jurist, professor and poet from Recife. He was a member of Brazilian Societies devoted to criminology and law. As a poet he was respected with several of his poems becoming songs. In 1948 he became President of the
Academia Brasileira de Letras
The Academia Brasileira de Letras (ABL) ( English: ''Brazilian Academy of Letters'') is a Brazilian literature, literary non-profit society established at the end of the 19th century. The first president, Machado de Assis, declared its found ...
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Partial bibliography
* ''Luz dos meus olhos, Myriam'' - poetry (1912)
* ''A poesia das violas'' - poetry (1921)
* ''Noite cheia de estrelas'' - poetry (1925)
* ''A linda mentira'' - prose (1926)
* ''O caminho enluarado'' - poetry (1932)
* ''A luz do altar'' - poetry (1934)
External links
Academia (In Portuguese)
1888 births
1963 deaths
Brazilian poets
20th-century Brazilian lawyers
Brazilian academics
Members of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
People from Recife
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