VISCOUNT OF PORTO SEGURO FRANCISCO ADOLPHO DE VARNHAGEN
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A celebrated Brazilian diplomatist and historian; born at Sao Joao de Ypanema (Sao Paulo), Feb. 17, 1816; died at Vienna, Austria, June 29, 1878. His youth was passed in Portugal; on his return to Brazil in 1841, he was appointed to diplomatic positions in Lisbon, Paraguay, Peru, Vienna, and other places. He is indisputably the first of Brazilian historians, his works being distinguished by profound research and lucid style. Chief among them are: "General History of Brazil" (2 vols., 1854-57); "History of the Struggles with the Dutch in Brazil" (2d ed. 1874); "Anthology of Brazilian Poetry" (1850-53); biographical studies; monographs on Amerigo Vespucci; etc.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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