Elmano Cardim was a Brazilian journalist. He was born on December 24, 1891, in Valença. He was the fifth occupant of Chair 39 of the

Brazilian Academy of Letters 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 ...

, to which he was elected on April 13, 1950, in succession to Rodolfo Garcia. He was received into the Academy by

Levi Carneiro Levi Fernandes Carneiro (Niterói, August 8, 1882 – Rio de Janeiro, September 5, 1971) was a Brazilian lawyer, jurist and writer. He was a judge of the International Court of Justice. Biography He was trained in law at the Free Law School of ...

on September 29, 1950. He chaired the Brazilian Academy of Letters in 1958. Cardim died on February 19, 1979. His successor to Chair 39 was

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cardim, Elmano Brazilian journalists 1891 births 1979 deaths People from Valença, Rio de Janeiro