José Maria Ferreira de Castro

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Born	May 24, 1898 • Portugal
Died	June 29, 1974 (aged 76) • Porto • Portugal
Notable Works	“A selva” • “Emigrantes”

Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto

Brazilian author

Gabriel García Márquez

Colombian author

Rachel de Queiroz

Brazilian novelist

Ernesto Sábato

Argentine writer

Tomás Eloy Martínez

Argentine novelist, journalist, and educator

Joaquim Dias Cordeiro da Matta

Angolan scholar

Adonias Filho

Brazilian author

José de Alencar

Brazilian author

Alcides Arguedas

Bolivian author

Roberto Arlt

Argentine author

Bernardo Guimarães

Brazilian author

José Saramago

Portuguese author

Alexandre Herculano

Portuguese historian

Camilo Castelo Branco

Portuguese novelist

José Maria de Eça de Queirós

Portuguese novelist

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João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, viscount de Almeida Garrett

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St. José de Anchieta

Portuguese author and scholar

José Duarte Ramalho Ortigão

Portuguese journalist

Aquilino Ribeiro

Portuguese author

Vergílio Ferreira

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