João Cabral de Melo Neto
(1920-1999)
Brazilian poet and diplomat
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João Cabral de Melo Neto, also known as Joãozinho Cabral (January 6, 1920 – October 9, 1999) was a Brazilian poet and diplomat, and one of the most influential writers in late Brazilian modernism. He was awarded the 1990 Camões Prize and the 1992 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, the only Brazilian poet to receive such award to date. He was considered until his death a perennial competitor for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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João Cabral de Melo Neto 9 January 1920 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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| Died |
9 October 1999 (aged 79) Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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