João Cardoso de Meneses e Sousa, Baron of Paranapiacaba
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1827 –
Who is João Cardoso de Meneses e Sousa, Baron of Paranapiacaba?
João Cardoso de Meneses e Sousa, Baron of Paranapiacaba was a Brazilian poet, translator, journalist, lawyer and politician.
He was born in the city of Santos, in São Paulo, in 1827. He graduated in Law at the Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo in 1848, but before moving to Rio de Janeiro in order to follow his career, he served as a History and Geography teacher in the city of Taubaté.
As a poet, Sousa would only publish one book, A Harpa Gemedora, in 1849, where he would publish some translations of poems by Lord Byron. He also published a translation of Jean de La Fontaine's Fables in 1886.
Sousa was a deputy of Goiás from 1873 to 1876.
He was proclaimed Baron of Paranapiacaba in 1883 by Emperor Pedro II, in a post that would last until 1889, when Brazil became a republic and the ranks of nobility were abolished.
He died in Rio de Janeiro, in 1915.
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- Born
- Apr 25, 1827
Santos, São Paulo - Education
- University of São Paulo
- Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo
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on July 23, 2013
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