Hipólito da Costa

Hipólito da Costa
A painting of Costa, by an unknown artist
BornHipólito José da Costa Pereira Furtado de Mendonça
(1774-08-13)13 August 1774
Colónia do Sacramento, Portuguese Colony of Brazil (present-day Uruguay)
Died11 September 1823(1823-09-11) (aged 49)
London, England
OccupationJournalist, diplomat
Alma materUniversity of Coimbra
RelativesJosé Saturnino da Costa Pereira

Hipólito José da Costa Pereira Furtado de Mendonça (13 August 1774 – 11 September 1823) was a Brazilian journalist and diplomat considered to be the "father of Brazilian press".

He is the patron of the 17th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.

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