Laurindo José da Silva Rabelo (July 8, 1826 – September 28, 1864) was a Brazilian Ultra-Romantic poet, teacher and medician. Famous for his '' lundu'' lyrics and satires, he won the epithet of "the Brazilian

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", and, because of his physical appearance, the nickname "Poeta-Lagartixa" (" Gecko-Poet"). He is the patron of the 26th chair of the

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Life

Rabelo was born in

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in 1826, to Ricardo José da Silva Rabelo and Luísa Maria da Conceição. His parents were very poor. Initially, he planned to follow the ecclesiastic career, and entered in a

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, but he quit, because of intrigues among his colleagues. He tried a course at the

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, but he couldn't make it either. Finally, he entered in a

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course, finishing it in

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, but exercising his profession in Rio. In 1857, he became a doctor for the Army, at Rio Grande do Sul, returning definitely to Rio in 1863, becoming a

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and

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teacher. In 1860, he married Adelaide Luísa Cordeiro, and could finally get rid of his poverty. He died in 1864, due to heart problems.

Works

The only work written by Rabelo is the poetry book ''Trovas'' (''Ballads''), published in

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. ''Trovas'' received many posthumous re-edits.

References

External links

Excerpts of works by Laurindo Rabelo at the official site of the Brazilian Academy of Letters

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rabelo, Laurindo 1826 births 1864 deaths 19th-century Brazilian poets Romantic poets Writers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Patrons of the Brazilian Academy of Letters Brazilian male poets Brazilian medical writers 19th-century Brazilian male writers