Filinto de Almeida, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Filinto de Almeida

Luso-Brazilian poet and playwright (1857-1945)

Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1857

Place of Birth: Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Date of Death: 28-Jan-1945

Profession: poet, playwright, novelist

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Francisco Filinto de Almeida (December 4, 1857-January 28, 1945) was a dramatist, journalist, and poet who was born in Porto, Portugal, but who was taken to Brazil by relatives at the age of 10 where he lived the rest of his life, dying in Rio de Janeiro.
He did not have a formal education, but began his career as a writer at the age of 19.
In 1887, he married in Lisbon Júlia Lopes de Almeida, a novelist.
After the establishment of the Brazilian Republic, he officially took Brazilian citizenship and became a politician.
He was the editor of various journals.
He wrote drama, poetry, and novels.