June 20, 1963(1963-06-20) (aged 75) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Adelmar Tavares da Silva (Recife, February 16, 1888 – June 20, 1963 Rio de Janeiro) was a lawyer, magistrate, jurist, professor and poet from Recife. He was a member of Brazilian Societies devoted to criminology and law. As a poet he was respected with several of his poems becoming songs. In 1948 he became President of the Academia Brasileira de Letras.[1][2]
Partial bibliography
Luz dos meus olhos, Myriam - poetry (1912)
A poesia das violas - poetry (1921)
Noite cheia de estrelas - poetry (1925)
A linda mentira - prose (1926)
O caminho enluarado - poetry (1932)
A luz do altar - poetry (1934)
References
^"Adelmar Tavares". Academia Brasileira de Letras (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-16.
