Adelmar Tavares

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Adelmar Tavares
Adelmar Tavares in 1934.
President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
In office
1948
Personal details
Born
Adelmar Tavares da Silva

(1888-02-16)February 16, 1888
Recife, Brazil
DiedJune 20, 1963(1963-06-20) (aged 75)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Adelmar Tavares da Silva (Recife, February 16, 1888 – June 20, 1963 Rio de Janeiro) was a lawyer, magistrate, jurist, professor and poet from Recife. He was a member of Brazilian Societies devoted to criminology and law. As a poet he was respected with several of his poems becoming songs. In 1948 he became President of the Academia Brasileira de Letras.[1][2]

Partial bibliography

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  • Luz dos meus olhos, Myriam - poetry (1912)
  • A poesia das violas - poetry (1921)
  • Noite cheia de estrelas - poetry (1925)
  • A linda mentira - prose (1926)
  • O caminho enluarado - poetry (1932)
  • A luz do altar - poetry (1934)

References

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  1. ^ "Adelmar Tavares". Academia Brasileira de Letras (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  2. ^ Tinhorão, José Ramos (1992). A música popular no romance brasileiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Editora 34. p. 13. ISBN 978-85-7326-230-8.
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Preceded by
Brazilian Academy of Letters - Occupant of the 11th chair

1926 — 1963
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
1948
Succeeded by