Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (June 24, 1820 – May 11, 1882) was a Brazilian novelist, doctor, teacher, poet, playwright and journalist, famous for the romance '' A Moreninha''. He is the patron of the 20th chair of the

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Life

Joaquim Manuel de Macedo was born in the city of

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, in 1820, to Severino de Macedo Carvalho and Benigna Catarina da Conceição. He graduated in

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in 1844, and started to practice it in the inlands of Rio. In the same year, he published his romance ''A Moreninha''. In 1849, he founded the magazine ''Guanabara'', along with Manuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre and

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. In this magazine, many parts of his lengthy poem ''A Nebulosa'' were published. Returning to Rio, he abandoned Medicine and became a teacher of

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and

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at the

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. He was very linked to the

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, even becoming a tutor for Princess Isabel's children. He was also a provincial deputy and a general deputy, and a member of the

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. During his last years of life, he suffered mental disturbances. These made his health worse and led to his death on May 11, 1882. He was married to Maria Catarina de Abreu Sodré, a cousin of poet

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. Some historians say that the titular character of his novel ''A Moreninha'' was based on her.

Works

Novels

* '' A Moreninha'' ( 1844) * '' O Moço Loiro'' (

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) * '' Os Dois Amores'' ( 1848) * ''

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'' ( 1849) * ''

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'' ( 1853) * '' O Forasteiro'' ( 1855) * '' Os Romances da Semana'' (

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) * '' Rio do Quarto'' ( 1869) * '' A Luneta Mágica'' ( 1869) * '' As Vítimas-algozes'' ( 1869) * '' As Mulheres de Mantilha'' ( 1870 — 1871)

Political satires

* ''A Carteira do Meu Tio'' ( 1855) * ''Memórias do Sobrinho do Meu Tio'' ( 1867 —

1868 Events January–March * January 2 – British Expedition to Abyssinia: Robert Napier leads an expedition to free captive British officials and missionaries. * January 3 – The 15-year-old Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Jap ...

)

Chronicles

* ''Memórias da Rua do Ouvidor'' * ''Um Passeio pela Cidade do Rio de Janeiro'' * ''Labirinto''

Theater plays

Tragedies

* ''O Cego'' (

) * ''Cobé'' ( 1849) * ''Lusbela'' ( 1863)

Comedies

* ''O Fantasma Branco'' ( 1856) * ''O Primo da Califórnia'' ( 1858) * ''Luxo e Vaidade'' (

1860 Events January–March * January 2 – The discovery of a hypothetical planet Vulcan is announced at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris, France. * January 10 – The Pemberton Mill in Lawrence, Massachusett ...

) * ''A Torre em Concurso'' ( 1863) * ''Cincinato Quebra-Louças'' ( 1873)

Poetry

* ''A Nebulosa'' (

1857 Events January–March * January 1 – The biggest Estonian newspaper, ''Postimees'', is established by Johann Voldemar Jannsen. * January 7 – The partly French-owned London General Omnibus Company begins operating. * Janua ...

)

Biographies

* ''Ano Biográfico Brasileiro'' (

1876 Events January–March * January 1 ** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin. ** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol. * February 2 – The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs i ...

) * ''Mulheres Célebres'' (

1878 Events January–March * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War – Battle of Shipka Pass IV: Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Battle o ...

)

Medical thesis

* ''Considerações sobre a Nostalgia''

External links

Macedo's biography at the official site of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
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