biography
| name: |
Almeida-Garrett, João Baptista da Silva Leitão
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pronunciation:
[almayda garet]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1799–1854)
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| biography:
| Writer and politician, born in Oporto, NW Portugal. A pioneer of the Romantic movement and of modern Portuguese drama, he wrote the historical play Gil Vicente (1838), the epic Camões (1825), and many ballads. |
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