João Cabral de Melo Neto

Diplomat, Author

1920 – 1999

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Who was João Cabral de Melo Neto?

João Cabral de Melo Neto was a Brazilian poet and diplomat. He is considered one of the greatest Brazilian poets of all time and was awarded the 1990 Camões Prize, the greatest prize in Portuguese language and the 1992 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.

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Born
Jan 9, 1920
Recife
Also known as
  • Joao Cabral de Melo Neto
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Ethnicity
  • Brazilian people
Nationality
  • Brazil
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Died
Oct 9, 1999
Rio de Janeiro

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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