Manuel Antônio de Almeida

Manuel Antônio de Almeida
A photograph of Almeida
Born	17 November 1831(1831-11-17) Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	28 November 1861(1861-11-28) (aged 30) Near Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pen name	Um Brasileiro
Occupation	Novelist, medician, teacher, literary critic
Nationality	Brazilian
Ethnicity	White
Literary movement	Romanticism
Notable work(s)	Memoirs of a Police Sergeant

Manuel Antônio de Almeida (November 17, 1831 — November 28, 1861) was a Brazilian writer, medician and teacher. He is famous for the book Memoirs of a Police Sergeant, written under the pen name Um Brasileiro (English: A Brazilian). He is the patron of the 28th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.

Biography

Almeida was born in Rio de Janeiro, to lieutenant Antônio de Almeida and Josefina Maria de Almeida. Few things are known about his years of primary studies — although he entered at the Medicine course in 1849, graduating in 1855. Financial difficulties inspired him to dedicate himself to literature and journalism. His magnum opus, Memoirs of a Police Sergeant, was initially published in feuilleton form during the years 1852-1853, in the journal Correio Mercantil.

In 1858, he became the administrator of Tipografia Nacional, where he met Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis. Trying to enter in the political career, he would go to the city of Campos dos Goytacazes, embarking in the ship Hermes, in order to start his political research. However, the ship wrecked off near the shores of Macaé, and he died in the disaster.

Works

• Memoirs of a Police Sergeant (1852)
• Dois Amores (theater play — 1861)

External links

• Almeida's biography at the official site of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (Portuguese)

Preceded by New creation

Brazilian Academy of Letters - Patron of the 28th chair

Succeeded by Inglês de Sousa (founder)

Persondata
Name	Almeida, Manuel Antônio de
Alternative names	A Brazilian
Short description	Brazilian novelist, medician, teacher and literary critic
Date of birth	November 17, 1831
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	November 28, 1861
Place of death	Shores of Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil