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Last edited by Pablo Busatto
November 22, 2025 | History

Machado de Assis

Machado de Assis was a pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer, widely regarded as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature.


Machado de Assis foi um escritor brasileiro, considerado por muitos críticos, estudiosos, escritores e leitores o maior nome da literatura brasileira. Escreveu em praticamente todos os gêneros literários, sendo poeta, romancista, cronista, dramaturgo, contista, folhetinista, jornalista e crítico literário.

Brazilian writer

Born 21 June 1839
Died 29 September 1908

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Brazilian writer

Born 21 June 1839
Died 29 September 1908

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November 22, 2025 Edited by Pablo Busatto Edited without comment.
August 1, 2025 Edited by WikidataBot [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers
January 13, 2025 Edited by Ryan Frozza Name field 'Machado de Assis' was changed to 'Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis' as written in the documentation. Pen name 'Machado de Assis' was added in the author's other names.
December 18, 2022 Edited by OnFrATa merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import