Biblioteca Central Castro Alves - Carapicuiba, Brazil
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S 23° 31.272 W 046° 50.301
23K E 312312 N 7397579
Public library in Carapicuiba, Brazil. Named after the Brazilian poet.
Waymark Code: WM35N3
Location: Brazil
Date Posted: 02/14/2008
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"Antônio de Castro Alves (March 14, 1847 - July 6, 1871), more commonly known as Castro Alves (pronounced ['kast?? 'awv?s]), was a Brazilian poet best remembered for his abolitionist and republican poems, and is considered one of the most important Brazilian poets of the 19th century
Alves was born in the town of Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil. In 1862, he entered the Faculdade de Direito do Recife, was involved in an affair with Portuguese actress Eugênia Câmara and wrote his first abolitionist poems: "Os Escravos" (The Slaves) and "A Cachoeira de Paulo Afonso" (Paulo Afonso's Waterfall), reading them out loud in public events in defense of the abolitionist cause. Even though many Brazilians stood up against it at that time, slavery in Brazil was not officially ended until 1888, when Princess Isabel, daughter of Dom Pedro II, declared it extinct by means of the Lei Áurea (Golden Law).
In 1867, Alves left Recife and returned Bahia, where he wrote his dramatic play "Gonzaga". He later moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he met influential people such as José de Alencar, Francisco Otaviano and Machado de Assis, from whom he got moral support.
Alves headed south to São Paulo to take courses at Sao Francisco Law School. While there he met important writers and politicians, such as Rui Barbosa, Joaquim Nabuco, Rodrigues Alves, Afonso Pena and Bias Fortes. On November 11, 1868, while hunting in the surroundings of São Paulo, he was shot in the left ankle, which led to the amputation of his feet. Soon afterwards Alves contracted tuberculosis, a very common disease in São Paulo at that time due to the dark and untidy pubs around town and chilly weather, which forced him to return to his home land, Bahia. He died on July 6, 1871, in the city of Salvador."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castro_Alves
Year it was dedicated: 2000
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