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Joaquim Manuel de Macedo

1820 - 1882

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Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (June 24, 1820 – April 11, 1882) was a Brazilian novelist, medical doctor, teacher, poet, playwright and journalist, famous for the romance A Moreninha. He is considered the first Brazilian novelist. He is the patron of the 20th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joaquim Manuel de Macedo is the 5,802nd most popular writer (up from 5,921st in 2019), the 751st most popular biography from Brazil (up from 768th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Brazilian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo ranks 5,802 out of 7,302Before him are Roger Vercel, Fred Saberhagen, Henry Home, Lord Kames, Beryl Markham, Gerrit Achterberg, and Artur Adson. After him are André Chamson, Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, Ferdinand von Schirach, Bess Meredyth, Edward Abbey, and Charles Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1820, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo ranks 77Before him are Pierre Nord Alexis, Victor Puiseux, Johannes Rebmann, John F. Reynolds, Theodoros Diligiannis, and George Grove. After him are Anthony W. Gardiner, George Hearst, Henry Jarvis Raymond, Thomas Baines, Earl Van Dorn, and Worthington Whittredge. Among people deceased in 1882, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo ranks 76Before him are Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff, Ion Andreescu, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Barton Rogers, William Shanks, and George Perkins Marsh. After him are Francisco Javier Zaldúa, Hablot Knight Browne, Francis Maitland Balfour, Milton Latham, and Edward Bouverie Pusey.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo ranks 751 out of 2,236Before him are Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (1976), José Padilha (1967), Axel (1970), Nilmar (1984), Doni (1979), and Russinho (1902). After him are Lyoto Machida (1978), Wálter Guimarães (1913), Ricardinho (1976), João Paulo (1964), Michel Bastos (1983), and Carlos Saldanha (1965).

Among WRITERS In Brazil

Among writers born in Brazil, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo ranks 38Before him are Castro Alves (1847), Manuel Antônio de Almeida (1831), Álvares de Azevedo (1831), Casimiro de Abreu (1839), Gregório de Matos (1636), and Júlia Lopes de Almeida (1862). After him are Ferreira Gullar (1930), Alberto Dines (1932), Caroline Criado Perez (1984), and João W. Nery (1950).