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Afonso Celso was born in Ouro Preto, then capital of the province of Minas Gerais.He married on 6 January 1859 with Francisca de Paula Martins de Toledo (1839–1916), daughter of the Colonel of the National Guard and counselor Joaquim Floriano de Toledo, and his second wife, Ana Margarida da Graça Martins.
In the baptismal certificate, cited by Bretas, it appears that Antônio, born a slave, was baptized on 29 August 1730, in what was then the town of Vila Rica (currently Ouro Preto) in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Antônio Dias, with Antônio dos Reis as his godparent and being manumitted on the occasion by his father. The birth ...
Ouro Preto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈo(w)ɾu ˈpɾetu], lit. ' Black Gold ' ), formerly Vila Rica ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ˈʁikɐ] , lit. ' Rich Village ' ), is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais .
Grande Prémio de Romance e Novela, pela Associação Portuguesa de Escritores, 1982 (Balada da Praia dos Cães) Prémio Especial da Associação dos Críticos do Brasil, São Paulo, 1988 (Alexandra Alpha) Prémio D. Diniz, da Fundação Casa de Mateus, 1997 (De Profundis, Valsa Lenta) Prémio da Crítica do Centro Português da Associação ...
Area view of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and surroundings. Side view. The building's project was the last to be done by Manuel Francisco Lisboa, but later the layout would be changed several times, and it is speculated that Aleijadinho, the designer's son, may have participated in these modifications, which gave the original plan typical Rococo features.
The Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar (Brazilian Portuguese: Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora do Pilar) in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, popularly called the Our Lady of the Pillar Mother Church (Brazilian Portuguese: Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Pilar), is one of the best known Catholic buildings among those erected during the Brazilian Gold Rush. [1]
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (Portuguese: [ʒwɐˈkĩ maˈɾiɐ maˈʃadu d͡ʒ(i) aˈsis]), often known by his surnames as Machado de Assis, Machado, or Bruxo do Cosme Velho [1] (21 June 1839 – 29 September 1908), was a pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer, widely regarded as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature.
Ouro Preto is a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization World Heritage Site and cited as an example of baroque architecture. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] This well-preserved colonial Portuguese architecture, including that of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi and the artwork inside of the church, are examples of the baroque revival ...