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Bernardo Guimarães

1825 - 1884

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Bernardo Joaquim da Silva Guimarães (Portuguese pronunciation: [beʁˈnaʁdu ɡimaˈɾɐ̃js]; August 15, 1825 – March 10, 1884) was a Brazilian poet and novelist. He is the author of the famous romances A Escrava Isaura and O Seminarista. He also introduced to Brazilian poetry the verso bestialógico (Portuguese: [ˈvɛʁsu beʃtʃjaˈlɔʒiku], roughly silly verse), also referred to as pantagruélico (in a reference to Rabelais's character Pantagruel) — poems whose verses are very nonsensical, although very metrical. Under the verso bestialógico, he wrote polemical erotic verses, such as "O Elixir do Pajé" (The Witchdoctor's Elixir) and "A Origem do Mênstruo" (The Origin of Menstruation). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernardo Guimarães is the 2,927th most popular writer (up from 3,353rd in 2019), the 265th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 324th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Brazilian Writer.

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Among writers, Bernardo Guimarães ranks 2,927 out of 7,302. Before him are Richard Wright, Louise Weiss, Acusilaus, Julius Pomponius Laetus, Zofia Posmysz, and Kató Lomb. After him are Maryana Marrash, T. H. White, Marie Marvingt, Moderata Fonte, Sebastian Franck, and Saigyō.

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Among people born in 1825, Bernardo Guimarães ranks 43. Before him are Charles Joshua Chaplin, Iwakura Tomomi, Camilo Castelo Branco, Julius Oppert, Friedrich Bayer, and Giovanni Fattori. After him are Alexander Mozhaysky, Jules Barbier, Benedetto Cairoli, Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, Simeon Bavier, and Ferdinand von Mueller. Among people deceased in 1884, Bernardo Guimarães ranks 32. Before him are Alexander, Prince of Orange, George Bentham, William, Duke of Brunswick, François Mignet, Jan Arnošt Smoler, and Hans Rott. After him are Gotthilf Hagen, Eduard Totleben, Ludwig Richter, Gustave Le Gray, Keshub Chandra Sen, and Augustin-Alexandre Dumont.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Bernardo Guimarães ranks 265 out of 2,236. Before him are Rodrigo Santoro (1975), Max Cavalera (1969), Ederson (1993), Marco Antônio da Silva (1966), Djalminha (1970), and Paulo Cézar Caju (1949). After him are Oscar (1991), Branco (1964), Ronald Golias (1929), Fernandinho (1985), César Sampaio (1968), and Elza Soares (1930).

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Among WRITERS In Brazil

Among writers born in Brazil, Bernardo Guimarães ranks 12. Before him are Osvaldo Moles (1913), Chico Xavier (1910), Mário de Andrade (1893), Augusto Boal (1931), José Mauro de Vasconcelos (1920), and Carlos Marighella (1911). After him are José de Alencar (1829), Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902), Monteiro Lobato (1882), Oswald de Andrade (1890), Rubem Fonseca (1925), and Lui Morais (1961).

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