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, Lago Burnett, José Chagas, and Bandeira Tribuzi. Machado questioned the very essence and destination of human beings while cultivating a poetic language. His work has anguished and violent existential reflection traits that find few comparisons in the

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. He held several positions in public court between them DETRAN and EMATER and also the Secretary of the State of

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Culture. Nauru Machado has lived in São Luís, leaving only for brief periods, but mostly for

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to publish most of his works. However, he dedicated much of his life to his great passion, poetry. Has received numerous awards, among them the Brazilian Academy of Letters and the Brazilian Union of Writers. He had several of his works translated into German, French, and English. In November 2014, he published a book: "Esôfago Terminal", which talks about pain and his fight against cancer. In October 2015, he received the title of "Doutor Honoris Causa", awarded by the Rector of the Universidade Federal do Maranhão. In November 2015, he released what would be his last book: "O baldio som de Deus." At the time, he had revealed five books that were not published yet. Machado died at the age of 80 due to ischemia in the digestive tract and was buried in the Cemitério do Gavião, in Madre Deus neighborhood in São Luís.

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