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| Born | (1936-01-20)January 20, 1936 (age 89) Recife, Brazil |
| Occupation | Historian, writer |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Alma mater | University of São Paulo |
| Genre | non-fiction |
| Subject | 17th Century Colonial Brazil |
| Notable works | O Negócio do Brasil: Portugal, os Países Baixos e o Nordeste, 1641-1669 |
| Notable awards | National Order of Scientific Merit |
| Spouse | Maria Luiza Cabral de Mello |
| Relatives | João Cabral de Melo Neto (brother) Gilberto Freyre (cousin) |
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Evaldo Cabral de Mello (born January 20, 1936) is a Brazilian historian,history writer and former diplomat, considered to be one of the most important Brazilian historians of the twentieth century.[1]
Evaldo Cabral de Mello was born in Recife on January 20, 1936 to Luís Antônio Cabral de Melo and Carmem Carneiro Leão Cabral de Melo. He is the younger brother of poetJoão Cabral de Melo Neto (1920–1999) and the cousin of sociologistGilberto Freyre (1900–1987).
Cabral de Mello studied thephilosophy of history inMadrid andLondon. Upon returning to Brazil he entered the diplomatic training institutionRio Branco Institute in 1960. Afterwards, Cabral de Mello worked as a diplomat for theBrazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1962 until his retirement.
In 1975, Cabral de Mello released his first book,Olinda restaurada: guerra e açúcar no Nordeste, 1630-1654. Since then he has written several books, includingO negócio do Brasil: Portugal, os Países Baixos e o Nordeste, 1641-1669. In this book he showed that the Portuguese reconquest of Brazil from the Dutch was no military victory, but that a large sum of money was paid byPortugal to theDutch Republic in exchange forDutch Brazil.[2][3]
In 1992, he was appointed Member of theBrazilian Order of Scientific Merit by theBrazilian government.[4] In October 2014, he was appointed Member of theBrazilian Academy of Letters (chair 34).[5]
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