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About Machado de Assis
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, sometimes called Bruxo do Cosme Velho, was a pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer, widely regarded as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature. In 1897, he founded and became the first President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. He was multilingual, having taught himself French, English, German and Greek later in life.
Everything about Machado de Assis →- Occupation
- writer, linguist, poet, journalist
- Position held
- seat 23 of the Academia Brasileira de Letras
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Born
- June 21, 1839, 1839
- Died
- September 29, 1908, 1908