What is Lima Barreto's full name?
Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto
Lima Barreto date of birth:
May 13, 1881
How old was Lima Barreto when died?
41
Where was Lima Barreto born?
Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
When did Lima Barreto die?
November 1, 1922
Where did Lima Barreto die?
Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Why did Lima Barreto die?
Heart attack
What is Lima Barreto nationality?
Brazilian
What is Lima Barreto's occupation?
Novelist, short story writer, journalist
Lima Barreto claim to fame:
Recordações do Escrivão Isaías Caminha, 1917 - Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma, 1915 - Os Bruzundangas, 1922 - Clara dos Anjos, 1948 - O Cemitério dos Vivos, 1956
Short Biography
Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto (May 13, 1881 — November 1, 1922) was a Brazilian novelist and journalist. A major figure in Brazilian Pre-Modernism, he is famous for the novel Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma, a bitter satire of the first years of the República Velha in Brazil.