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Manoel de Barros

Manoel Wenceslau Leite de Barros (December 19, 1916 – November 13, 2014) was a Brazilian poet. He won many awards for his work, including twice the Prêmio Jabuti (the "Tortoise Prize"), the most important literary award in Brazil. Barros was born in Cuiabá, and is regarded by critics as one of the great names of contemporary Brazilian poetry, and by many authors he has been considered the greatest living poet from Brazil.

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The "Poeta Manoel de Barros" bridge which crosses the Paraguay River on highway BR-262. The bridge is about 2km in length and was constructed at a cost of R$100 million. It was inaugurated in 2001. Prior ro this, all road traffic travelling to Corumbá from the state capital, Campo Grande, needed to cross the river on a slow river barge.

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Born
Manoel de Barros was born on 19 December 1916. · Cuiabá.
Died
Manoel de Barros died on 13 November 2014. · Campo Grande.
Nationality
Brazil
Occupation
poet · writer
Movements
Brazilian modernism
Honours
Prêmio Jabuti · Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
Languages
Portuguese

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Manoel Wenceslau Leite de Barros (December 19, 1916 – November 13, 2014) was a Brazilian poet. He won many awards for his work, including twice the Prêmio Jabuti (the "Tortoise Prize"), the most important literary award in Brazil. Barros was born in Cuiabá, and is regarded by critics as one of the great names of contemporary Brazilian poetry, and by many authors he has been considered the greatest living poet from Brazil.

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  2. 02Writing and publications
  3. 03Archives and collections
  4. 04Notes, references and evidence

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