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João Cabral de Melo Neto

Brazilian writer (1920-1999).

Born January 9th, 1920 in Recife. [ref]

Died October 9th, 1999 at 79 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]

Occupations
diplomat, playwright, poet, writer

I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather