Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis

(1839-1908)

Brazilian writer

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Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (Portuguese: ), often known by his surnames as Machado de Assis, Machado, or Bruxo do Cosme Velho (21 June 1839 – 29 September 1908), was a pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer, widely regarded as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature. Nevertheless, Assis did not achieve widespread popularity outside Brazil during his lifetime. In 1897 he founded and became the first President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. He was multilingual, having taught himself French, English, German and Greek in later life.

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Born	21 June 1839 Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	29 September 1908 (aged 69) Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Zodiac	Gemini
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