Almeida Garrett Biography, Age, Death, Height, Weight, Family, Wiki & More

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Almeida Garrett was born on 04-02-1799 in Porto, Norte, Portugal. He was a Portuguese Poet, Writer, Playwright, Novelist, Journalist, Author & Politician.

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João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett was a well known Portuguese poet, novelist, politician, and playwright. Dom Frei Alexandre da Sagrada Família was his uncle who taught him. Manuel Inácio da Silva Garrett and Inácio da Silva Garrett were his other 2 uncles. Rosa de Lima was his nanny, who taught him traditional stories.

He studied at University law school in Coimbra in 1818.He then published his work ‘O Retrato de Vénus ‘ which was prosecuted for being, atheist, materialist, and immoral.He took his pen name ‘de Almeida Garrett’ during this period.He was not an active participant in Liberal Revolution in Porto in 1820, but he shared 2 patriotic verses the Hymno Patriótico and the Hymno Constitucional which were distributed by his friends on streets.He left England later.He started associating with Romanticism with influences of Walter Scott and William Shakespeare.He reached France in 1825 and wrote first Romantic works ona Branca and Camões of Portuguese literature.He started 2 newspapers O Chronista and O Portuguez after returning to Portugal in 1828.He was forced to live in England and published Adozinda.

He participated in ‘Landing of Mindelo’ with Joaquim António de Aguiar and Alexandre Herculano during the Liberal Wars.He worked as Consul General to Brussels after the establishment of a constitutional monarchy.He wrote historical plays such as D. Filipa de Vilhena, O Alfageme de Santarém, and Gil Vicente.He published a collection of folklore ‘Romanceiro e Cancioneiro Geral’ in 1843.He was the writer of historical novel ‘O Arco de Santana’.He had served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Duke of Saldanha's cabinet. His work includes Mérope ,  Portugal na Balança da Europa, Viagens na Minha Terra , A sobrinha do Marquês, Um Noivado no Dafundo, O Arco de Sant'Ana I , Romanceiro e Cancioneiro, Discursos Parlamentares e Memórias Biográfica etc. He passed away in 1854 due to cancer and was buried at Cemetery of Prazeres. Portugal issued four Postage Stamps honoring him in 1957.