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
Brazilian Academy of Letters.
Life
Joaquim Manuel de Macedo was born in the city of
Itaboraí
Itaboraí (, ) is a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, that belongs to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area. It was founded in 1672. In 2020, it had a population of 242,543.
Location
Culturally, its closest municipalities are Sã ...
, in 1820, to Severino de Macedo Carvalho and Benigna Catarina da Conceição. He graduated in
Medicine
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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
Manuel may refer to:
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* Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies
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and
Gonçalves Dias
Antônio Gonçalves Dias (; August 10, 1823November 3, 1864) was a Brazilian Romantic poet, playwright, ethnographer, lawyer and linguist. A major exponent of Brazilian Romanticism and of the literary tradition known as " Indianism", he is ...
. In this magazine, many parts of his lengthy poem ''A Nebulosa'' were published.
Returning to Rio, he abandoned Medicine and became a teacher of
History
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and
Geography
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at the
Colégio Pedro II. He was very linked to the
Brazilian Imperial Family
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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
Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute.
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
Álvares de Azevedo
Manuel Antônio Álvares de Azevedo (September 12, 1831 – April 25, 1852), affectionately called "Maneco" by his close friends, relatives and admirers, was a Brazilian Romantic poet, short story writer, playwright and essayist, considered to b ...
. Some historians say that the titular character of his novel ''A Moreninha'' was based on her.
Works
Novels
* ''
A Moreninha'' (
1844
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Events
January–March
* January 15 – The University of Notre Dame, based in the city of the same name, receives ...
)
* ''
O Moço Loiro'' (
1845)
* ''
Os Dois Amores'' (
1848)
* ''
Rosa
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* Rosa, Alabama, a town, United States
* Rosa, Germany, in Thuringia, ...
'' (
1849)
* ''
Vicentina
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'' (
1853
Events
January–March
* January 6 – Florida Governor Thomas Brown signs legislation that provides public support for the new East Florida Seminary, leading to the establishment of the University of Florida.
* January 8 – Taiping Reb ...
)
* ''
O Forasteiro'' (
1855)
* ''
Os Romances da Semana'' (
1861)
* ''
Rio do Quarto'' (
1869)
* ''
A Luneta Mágica'' (
1869)
* ''
As Vítimas-algozes'' (
1869)
* ''
As Mulheres de Mantilha'' (
1870
Events
January–March
* January 1
** The first edition of ''The Northern Echo'' newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England.
** Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed.
* January 3 – Construction of the Br ...
—
1871
Events January–March
* January 3 – Franco-Prussian War – Battle of Bapaume: Prussians win a strategic victory.
* January 18 – Proclamation of the German Empire: The member states of the North German Confederation and the sout ...
)
Political satires
* ''A Carteira do Meu Tio'' (
1855)
* ''Memórias do Sobrinho do Meu Tio'' (
1867 —
1868)
Chronicles
* ''Memórias da Rua do Ouvidor''
* ''Um Passeio pela Cidade do Rio de Janeiro''
* ''Labirinto''
Theater plays
Tragedies
* ''O Cego'' (
1845)
* ''Cobé'' (
1849)
* ''Lusbela'' (
1863)
Comedies
* ''O Fantasma Branco'' (
1856
Events
January–March
* January 8 – Borax deposits are discovered in large quantities by John Veatch in California.
* January 23 – American paddle steamer SS ''Pacific'' leaves Liverpool (England) for a transatlantic voya ...
)
* ''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, Massachusetts ...
)
* ''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.
* Jan ...
)
Biographies
* ''Ano Biográfico Brasileiro'' (
1876)
* ''Mulheres Célebres'' (
1878)
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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1882 deaths
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