be admired and imitated. In our literature there was much of his monocle." Erico Veríssimo held his artistic work in high regard, praising his "sharp, right-handed prose, [that] knows how to tell a story and make a poem. A skillful verbal juggler, he can give novel interest to the most insipid and heavy subjects." He was also a renowned literary critic. Legacy His historiographical contribution is remarkable and his position as a founder of the history of art in Rio Grande do Sul and one of the main historians of Porto Alegre and Rio Grande do Sul remains undisputed. In the words of Celso Luft, his production in this field is precious, being a cultured author, of great analytical and interpretative capacity who, handling a clean and fluent prose, left books at the same time instructive and pleasant to read. On the other hand, his poetic and literary production, "widely spread and admired," which gave him national renown while he lived and made Carlos Reverbel define him as a poet of great skill is now forgotten. According to Luís Augusto Fischer, he was "one of the great writers from South Rio Grande do Sul overshadowed by the remarkable literary quality of Erico Verissimo." His complete work and 28 folders of research material and correspondence are deposited at the Historical and Geographical Institute of Rio Grande do Sul. Armando Albuquerque put many of his poems into music. In 1975 he was chosen as the patron of the Porto Alegre Book Fair, a city that honored him by naming a square after him. See also History of Rio Grande do Sul References Bibliography Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian writers Brazilian historians Brazilian translators Brazilian poets