| Francisco de Paula Ney | |
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A photograph depicting Ney |
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| Born | 2 February 1858 Aracati, Ceará, Brazil |
| Died | 13 November 1897 (aged 39) Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Poet, journalist |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Literary movement | Parnassianism |
Francisco de Paula Ney (February 2, 1858 — November 13, 1897) was a Brazilian poet and journalist. A pre-eminent figure of the bohemian Rio de Janeiro of the Belle Époque, he was a friend of Coelho Neto, Aluísio Azevedo and Olavo Bilac. He was a poet famous for writing anonymous satires and jokes for the journals where he worked.