Raul Brandão
1867
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1930
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
movement: expressionism, lyric poetry, Symbolism
country of citizenship: Portugal, Kingdom of Portugal
languages spoken, written or signed: Portuguese
educated at: University of Porto
occupation: journalist, writer, military personnel
official website: www.bmrb.pt
Raul Germano Brandão (12 March 1867, in Foz do Douro, Porto – 5 December 1930, in Lisbon) was a Portuguese writer, journalist and military officer, notable for the realism of his literary descriptions and by the lyricism of his language. Brandão was born in Foz do Douro, a parish of Porto, where he spent the majority of his youth. Born in a family of sailors, the ocean and the sailors are recurring themes in his work. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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