Luiz soares machado de assis biography
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Machado de Assis
Brazilian writer (1839–1908)
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Machado and the second or paternal family name is Assis.
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (Portuguese:[ʒwɐˈkĩmaˈɾiɐmaˈʃadud͡ʒ(i)aˈsis]), often known by his surnames as Machado de Assis, Machado, or Bruxo do Cosme Velho[1] (21 June 1839 – 29 September 1908), was a pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer, widely regarded as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature.[2][3][4] In 1897, he founded and became the first President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
Luiz soares machado de assis biography
He was multilingual, having taught himself French, English, German and Greek later in life.
Born in Morro do Livramento [pt], Rio de Janeiro, from a poor family, he was the grandson of freed slaves in a country where slavery would not be fully abolished until 49 years later.
He barely studied in public schools a