Capistrano de Abreu
João Capistrano Honório de Abreu (October 23, 1853 – August 13, 1927) was a Brazilian historian. His works are characterized by a rigorous investigation of the sources and a critical view of the historical process. João Capistrano de Abreu was born in Maranguape, Ceará.
Capistrano de Abreu
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Name
- Capistrano de Abreu
- Born
- 23 October 1853
- Birthplace
- Maranguape
- Died
- 13 August 1927
- Place of death
- Rio de Janeiro
- Occupation
- Historian
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Languages
- Portuguese
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
João Capistrano Honório de Abreu (October 23, 1853 – August 13, 1927) was a Brazilian historian. His works are characterized by a rigorous investigation of the sources and a critical view of the historical process. João Capistrano de Abreu was born in Maranguape, Ceará.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Capistrano de Abreu. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q2398618 · wikipedia · Capistrano de Abreu
In this article
Biography
Biography
He dedicated himself to the study of colonial Brazil. His book Capítulos de História Colonial ("Chapters of Colonial History") is a major reference for all who study Brazilian history. He was a member of the Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Capistrano de Abreu • Born — 23 October 1853 • Birthplace — Maranguape • Died — 13 August 1927 • Place of death — Rio de Janeiro • Occupation — Historian
Works
Works
• Estudo sobre Raimundo da Rocha Lima (1878); • José de Alencar (1878); • A língua dos Bacaeris (1897); • Capítulos de História Colonial (1907); • Dois documentos sobre Caxinauás (1911–1912); • Os Caminhos Antigos e o Povoamento do Brasil (1930); • O Descobrimento do Brasil (1883); • Ensaios e Estudos (1931–1933, postmortem edition); • Correspondência (1954, postmortem edition).
Identity
Identity
Capistrano de Abreu is recorded as writer, historian and librarian.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1853
Capistrano de Abreu born at Maranguape.
1927
Capistrano de Abreu died at Rio de Janeiro.
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
Maranguape.
Birth place
Rio de Janeiro.
Death place
Where the work is held
Holdings and surviving copies
Where material relating to Capistrano de Abreu is held.
Literature
Literature
Literature
Livro vai - Livro vem: intercâmbios de uma comunidade de leitores na correspondência de Capistrano de Abreu e João Lúcio de Azevedo (1916-1927), História, 2011
Scholarly footprint
Literature
Scholarly footprint
A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Joan Edesson: Capistrano de Abreu - história, povo e nação - Portal Vermelho.
- 2.João Capistrano de Abreu. 2018-09-13. ihgb.org.br.
- 3.Rebeldes literários da república: história e identidade nacional no Almanaque brasileiro Garnier (1903-1914). 2005. 9788570414816.
- 4.138. 1998-06-30. 2316-9141.
- 5.O descobrimento do Brasil [por] J. Capistrano de Abreu. 1929.
- 6.O descobrimento do Brasil. 1999-01-01. 9788533611023.
- 7.Capítulos da história colonial. 2009. 9788579820717.
- 8.Chapters of Brazil's colonial history, 1500-1800. 9780198026310.
- 9.Chapters of Brazil's Colonial History 1500-1800. 1998-12-10. 9780198026310.
- 10.A mulher que virou tatu. 2016. 9788577155170.
- 11.Caminhos antigos e povoamento do Brasil. 1991.
- 12.Cartas de Capistrano de Abreu a Lino de Assunção. 1946.
- 13.Rua Capistrano de Abreu, Messejana - Fortaleza CE - CEP 60875-790. 2018-09-13. www.consultarcep.com.br.
- 14.Escola - EMEF Capistrano de Abreu - Maranguape - CE. 2018-09-13. Escol.as. escolas.
- 15.2015-03-26.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Wikidata, structured authority record Q2398618: Capistrano de AbreuWikimedia Foundation
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 15 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Books
39,285 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Cao ZhiAuthor
- Caoch Ceise Ó ClúmháinAuthor
- Çapanzade Agah EfendiAuthor
- Capel BoakeAuthor
- Captain FlintAuthor
- Caradog PrichardAuthor
- Carcinus the YoungerAuthor
- Care SantosAuthor
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Capistrano de Abreu?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.