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| Born | Laurindo José da Silva Rabelo (1826-07-08)July 8, 1826 Rio de Janeiro City,Rio de Janeiro,Brazil |
| Died | September 28, 1864(1864-09-28) (aged 38) Rio de Janeiro City,Rio de Janeiro,Brazil |
| Pen name | Poeta-Lagartixa |
| Occupation | Poet,teacher,doctor |
| Literary movement | Romanticism |
| Notable works | Trovas |
| Spouse | Adelaide Luísa Cordeiro |
Laurindo José da Silva Rabelo (July 8, 1826 – September 28, 1864) was a BrazilianUltra-Romantic poet, teacher and medician. Famous for hislundu lyrics and satires, he won theepithet of "the BrazilianBocage", and, because of his physical appearance, the nickname "Poeta-Lagartixa" ("Gecko-Poet").[1]
He is the patron of the 26th chair of theBrazilian Academy of Letters.
Rabelo was born inRio de Janeiro in 1826, to Ricardo José da Silva Rabelo and Luísa Maria da Conceição. His parents were very poor. Initially, he planned to follow the ecclesiastic career, and entered in aseminary, but he quit, because of intrigues among his colleagues. He tried a course at theAcademia Militar das Agulhas Negras, but he couldn't make it either. Finally, he entered in aMedicine course, finishing it inBahia, but exercising his profession in Rio.
In 1857, he became a doctor for the Army, atRio Grande do Sul, returning definitely to Rio in 1863, becoming aHistory,Geography andPortuguese teacher. In 1860, he married Adelaide Luísa Cordeiro, and could finally get rid of his poverty.
He died in 1864, due to heart problems.
The only work written by Rabelo is the poetry bookTrovas (Ballads), published in1853.Trovas received many posthumous re-edits.
| Preceded by New creation |  Brazilian Academy of Letters -Patron of the 26th chair | Succeeded by Guimarães Passos (founder) |
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