Guilherme de Almeida

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Guilherme de Andrade e Almeida (born in Campinas, July 24, 1890 and died in Sao Paulo, July 11, 1969) was a lawyer, journalist, film critic, poet, essayist and Brazilian translator. He helped popularize the Japanese poem style, haiku in Brazil.

He is the son of Estevão de Araújo Almeida, a law teacher and jurist, and Angelina Andrade Almeida.

He married Belkiss Barroso de Almeida, and they had a son, Guy Sérgio Haroldo Estevão Zózimo Barroso de Almeida, who married Marina Queiroz Aranha de Almeida.

He fought in the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932. His greatest work of love to São Paulo was his poem, "Nossa Bandeira" (Our Flag), but he also wrote "Moeda Paulista" ("São Paulo Coin") and the poignant "Oração ante a última trincheira" (Prayer at the last ditch"). He was proclaimed The poet of the Revolution.

He also wrote the letter "Canção do Expedicionário" ("Song of the Expeditionary") with music by Spartaco Rossi and pracinhas brasileiros in World War II.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 39513581 LCCN: n82161126 ISNI: 0000 0000 6636 6145 GND: 130015245 BNF: cb13092087t

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Name	Almeida, Guilherme De
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Short description	Brazilian lawyer, journalist, film critic, poet, essayist, and translator
Date of birth	July 24, 1890
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Date of death	July 11, 1969
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