António Augusto Soares de Passos
António Augusto Soares de Passos (27 November 1826 – 8 February 1860), also referred to simply as Soares de Passos, was a Portuguese poet, creator of the "Ultra-Romanticism" in Portugal. Son of merchants and a follower of the Liberal ideas, having learned French and English during his youth, he entered at the University of Coimbra to graduate in Law. There, he met Alexandre Braga, Silva Ferraz and Aires de Gouveia, founding with them, in 1851, the magazine O Novo Trovador (The New Trobadour).
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António Augusto Soares de Passos

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- Name
- António Augusto Soares de Passos
- Born
- 27 November 1826
- Birthplace
- Porto, Portugal
- Died
- 8 February 1860
- Occupation
- Poet
- Education
- University of Coimbra
- Movement
- Romanticism
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Languages
- Portuguese
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António Augusto Soares de Passos (27 November 1826 – 8 February 1860), also referred to simply as Soares de Passos, was a Portuguese poet, creator of the "Ultra-Romanticism" in Portugal. Son of merchants and a follower of the Liberal ideas, having learned French and English during his youth, he entered at the University of Coimbra to graduate in Law. There, he met Alexandre Braga, Silva Ferraz and Aires de Gouveia, founding with them, in 1851, the magazine O Novo Trovador (The New Trobadour).
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António Augusto Soares de Passos (1826–1860) was a journalist, poet and writer, a national of the Kingdom of Portugal. The journalist was born and died in Porto. António Augusto Soares de Passos was educated at University of Coimbra. Languages used include Portuguese.
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Having already graduated, in 1854, he returned to Porto, collaborating in the poetry journals O Bardo (The Bard) and A Grinalda (The Garland). The only book Passos published during his lifetime was his poetry book Poesias (Poetry), in 1856. Having a very tumultuous life, and constantly assailed by disease, he died in 1860, a victim of tuberculosis.

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A palavra e o conceito estiveram associados ao Parque dos Poetas desde o primeiro momento. Porque ele é, na essência, o resultado de um sonho. Desde logo, o sonho de ver nascer, em Oeiras, um grande parque urbano vocacionado para o lazer, o desporto e a cultura. Sonho que começou a tomar forma no primeiro mandato de Isaltino Morais como presidente da Câmara Municipal de Oeiras (1985-1989), enquant
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• Name — António Augusto Soares de Passos • Born — 27 November 1826 • Birthplace — Porto, Portugal • Died — 8 February 1860 • Place of death — Porto, Portugal • Occupation — Poet • Education — University of Coimbra • Subject — Mal du siècle, divine judgment • Movement — Romanticism • Notable Works — Poesias
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1826
António Augusto Soares de Passos was born on 27 November 1826.
1860
António Augusto Soares de Passos died on 8 February 1860.
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