Brazilian writer (1912-2001).
Born August 10th, 1912 in Itabuna.
Died August 6th, 2001 at 88 years old in Salvador (cardiac arrest).
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon