R io ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁– ▁Lis bon , ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Brazil ian ▁diplom at , ▁poet , ▁novel ist ▁and ▁dram atur g ist . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁b ach elor ▁in ▁the ▁Fac ul dade ▁de ▁Dire ito ▁do ▁Rec ife ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁class ▁of ▁the ▁writer ▁Ar ari pe ▁J ú ni or . ▁His ▁works ▁switched ▁from ▁Rom antic ism ▁to ▁Par nas ian ism . ▁▁ ▁As ▁a ▁diplom at , ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁Santiago ▁de ▁Chile , ▁Roma ▁and ▁Lis bon , ▁where ▁he ▁finally ▁stayed ▁and ▁he ▁met ▁intellect uals ▁such ▁as ▁E ça ▁de ▁Que iro z , ▁Ram al ho ▁Ort ig ão , ▁Guerra ▁Jun que iro ▁or ▁F ial ho ▁de ▁Al me ida . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁Academia ▁Brasile ira ▁de ▁Let ras . ▁ ▁Works ▁L í rio ▁bran co , ▁novel ▁( 1 8 6 2 ); ▁U ma ▁c ena ▁contempor â nea , ▁theatre ▁( 1 8 6 2 ); ▁ ▁Cor imb os , ▁po esia ▁( 1 8 6 6 ); ▁ ▁A ▁família ▁ag ul ha , ▁novel ▁( 1 8 7 0 ); ▁ ▁Not urn os , ▁poetry ▁( 1 8 7 2 ); ▁ ▁Fil ig ran as , ▁fiction ▁( 1 8 7 2 );