Olavo Bilac

Olavo Brs Martins dos Guimares Bilac was a Brazilian Parnassian poet, journalist and translator. Alongside Alberto de Oliveira and Raimundo Correia, he was a member of the Parnassian Triad. He was elected the Prince of Brazilian Poets in 1907 by the magazine FonFon. He wrote the lyrics of the Brazilian Flag Anthem.

Bilac was born in the city of Rio de Janeiro to Brs Martins dos Guimares Bilac and Delfina Belmira Gomes de Paula. As a young man, he was a brilliant student, gaining acceptance to the faculty of medicine at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro at the age of 15.

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