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Born August 10, 1912 • Brazil
Died August 6, 2001 (aged 88) • Salvador • Brazil
Notable Works “Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands” • “Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon” • “Navegaçāu de cabotagem” • “Showdown” • “Tent of Miracles” • “The Violent Land” • “The War of the Saints”
Movement / Style Northeastern school

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Jorge Amado
former home of Brazilian writer Jorge Amado
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João Cabral de Melo Neto
Brazilian poet and diplomat
Graciliano Ramos
Brazilian author
The first female president of Brazil
Dilma Rousseff
president of Brazil
Jair Bolsonaro
Jair Bolsonaro
president of Brazil
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
president of Brazil
Michel Temer
president of Brazil
Neymar at the 2022 World Cup
Neymar
Brazilian football player
Itamar Franco
Itamar Franco
president of Brazil
Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho
Brazilian author
Romário: 1994 World Cup
Romário
Brazilian football player and politician
Vargas, 1951
Getúlio Vargas
president of Brazil
Pelé
Pelé
Brazilian athlete
Pedro II
Pedro II
emperor of Brazil
Kaká
Kaká
Brazilian football player
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis.
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
Brazilian author
Clarice Lispector
Brazilian author
João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo
president of Brazil
Quadros, Jânio da Silva
Jânio da Silva Quadros
president of Brazil
Kubitschek, Juscelino
Juscelino Kubitschek
president of Brazil
Geisel, Ernesto
Ernesto Geisel
president of Brazil