Aureliano Cândido Tavares Bastos ( – ) was a Brazilian politician, writer and journalist. He was a supporter of federalism within the

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. The familial surname is ''Tavares Bastos''.

Early life

Tavares Bastos was the first of six children born to Brazilian politician , and Rosa Candida Araujo. He attended the University of São Paulo Law School and graduated in 1858 at age 20. He followed this by earning a doctorate in law in 1859.

Political career

In 1860, Tavares Bastos was elected to the legislature for the province of

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. In 1861, after openly disagreeing with the Minister of the Navy, Tavares Bastos was dismissed from his official position as Secretary of the Navy. In 1864, Tavares Bastos was re-elected deputy and attended the Mission Hail by the River Plate as secretary.

Death and legacy

In 1874 Tavares Bastos travelled to Europe due to his poor health. He died from

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on . His body was buried in the city of

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, where he lived much of his life, on 2 May 1876. Rio's Tavares Bastos

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is named after him.

Views

Tavares Bastos was a supporter of liberalism. His ideas were influenced by American missionary

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, and thinkers such as

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and

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. As such advocated the separation of church and state and even the immigration of Protestants in the region.

Published works

In 1862 he anonymously published ''Cartas do Solitário'' (English: ''The Lone Letters'') in . The book consists of letters that deal with issues such as administrative centralization, the opening of the

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to navigation, freedom of navigation cabotage and communications with the United States. In 1870, he published ''A província'' (English: ''The Province''), which opposed the centralization of government. In 1872, he published ''A situação e o Partido Liberal'' (English: ''The Situation and the Liberal Party''), and in 1873 studies on Electoral Reform.

Recognition

Tavares Bastos was the one of the original patrons of the

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, holding the 35th seat.

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* 1839 births 1875 deaths Brazilian politicians Patrons of the Brazilian Academy of Letters Brazilian journalists {{Brazil-bio-stub