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Euclides da Cunha

Brazilian writer (1866-1909).

Born January 20th, 1866 in Cantagalo. [ref]

Died August 15th, 1909 at 43 years old in Rio de Janeiro (firearm). [ref]

Occupations
botanist, engineer, geographer, geologist, historian, journalist, military personnel, naturalist, novelist, philosopher, physicist, poet, sociologist, university teacher, writer, zoologist
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan