João Cabral de Melo Neto

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João Cabral de Melo Neto was a prominent Brazilian poet and diplomat known for his rigorous, anti-lyrical style and major influence on 20th-century Brazilian literature.

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instanceOf Brazilian writer ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
person ⓘ
poet ⓘ
awardReceived Camões Prize ⓘ
Jabuti Prize ⓘ
Neustadt International Prize for Literature ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Brazil ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1920-01-06 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1999-10-09 ⓘ
employer Itamaraty ⓘ
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
familyName Cabral de Melo Neto ⓘ
fullName João Cabral de Melo Neto ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre poetry ⓘ
givenName João ⓘ
influenced 20th-century Brazilian literature ⓘ
Brazilian poetry ⓘ
isKnownFor anti-lyrical approach to poetry ⓘ
rigorous poetic construction ⓘ
socially engaged themes ⓘ
languageOfExpression Portuguese ⓘ
literaryStyle anti-lyrical ⓘ
rigorous ⓘ
memberOf Brazilian Academy of Letters ⓘ
movement Brazilian modernism ⓘ
modernism ⓘ
nationality Brazilian ⓘ
notableWork A Educação pela Pedra ⓘ
Morte e Vida Severina ⓘ
O Cão sem Plumas ⓘ
O Engenheiro ⓘ
occupation diplomat ⓘ
essayist ⓘ
poet ⓘ
placeOfBirth Brazil ⓘ
Pernambuco ⓘ
Recife ⓘ
placeOfDeath Brazil ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
positionHeld Brazilian ambassador to Spain ⓘ
Brazilian ambassador to Switzerland ⓘ
Brazilian consul in Barcelona ⓘ
relative Manuel Bandeira ⓘ
seatHeld Chair 37 of the Brazilian Academy of Letters ⓘ
spouse Stella Maria de Andrade ⓘ
workFocusesOn Northeastern Brazil ⓘ
drought and poverty in the sertão ⓘ

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Camões Prize → hasWinner → João Cabral de Melo Neto ⓘ
João Cabral de Melo Neto → fullName → João Cabral de Melo Neto ⓘ