''Oração aos moços'' ('' en, Prayer to Young Men'') is a famous

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written by the

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ian writer

Ruy Barbosa Ruy Barbosa de Oliveira (5 November 1849 – 1 March 1923), also known as Rui Barbosa, was a Brazilian polymath, diplomat, writer, jurist, and politician. Born in Salvador, Bahia, and a distinguished and staunch defender of civil liberties and ...

in 1920. Barbosa, a famous lawyer, journalist, and politician, presents his thoughts on the role of

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s and lawyers and gives a retrospective on his own life as an example for upcoming generations. It was published as a book in 1921.

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