Manuel Ant%C3%B4nio de Almeida
Manuel Antnio de Almeida was a Brazilian satirical writer, medician and teacher. He is famous for the book Memoirs of a Police Sergeant, written under the pen name Um Brasileiro . He is the patron of the 28th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
Almeida was born in Rio de Janeiro, to lieutenant Antnio 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 18521853, in the journal Correio Mercantil.
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