was revived on social media. The story claimed that in 1980 football star Paulo Roberto Falcão rescued Qunitana from a dire financial situation when Quintana was supposedly evicted from the Hotel Majestic when financial problems, due to the temporary closing of Correio do Povo, left him without pay. In reality, Falcão was moved to invite Quintano to stay at the Hotel Royal (owned by Falcão) when he heard that Quintano had undergone surgery; at that time Quintana was staying at the Hotel Presidente and was not suffering financial hardship. The poet tried three times for a chair at the Brazilian Academy of Letters, but in none of the occasions he was elected, falling short of twenty votes required to qualify. Even with the promise of unanimimous approval, the poet refused to apply a fourth time. He died in Porto Alegre, aged 87. Works A Rua dos Cataventos, 1940 Canções, 1946 Sapato Florido, 1948 O Aprendiz de Feiticeiro, 1950 Espelho Mágico, 1951 Inéditos e Esparsos, 1953 Poesias, 1962 Caderno H, 1973 Apontamentos de História Sobrenatural, 1976 Quintanares, 1976 A Vaca e o Hipogrifo, 1977 Esconderijos do Tempo, 1980 Baú de Espantos, 1986 Preparativos de Viagem, 1987 Da Preguiça como Método de Trabalho, 1987 Porta Giratória, 1988 A Cor do Invisível, 1989 Velório Sem Defunto, 1990 Água, 2001 References External links Mario Quintana – A Life in Poems < Eyes On Brazil > 1906 births 1994 deaths People from Alegrete Culture in Rio Grande do Sul 20th-century Brazilian poets Brazilian male poets Translators to Portuguese 20th-century translators 20th-century Brazilian male writers