João do Rio
João Paulo Emilio Cristóvão dos Santos Coelho Barreto | |
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| Born | August 5, 1881 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | June 23, 1921 (aged 39) Rio de Janeiro |
| Pen name | João do Rio |
| Occupation | Journalist, playwright, publisher |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Genre | Fiction |
João do Rio was the pseudonym of the Brazilian journalist, short-story writer and playwright João Paulo Emílio Cristóvão dos Santos Coelho Barreto, a Brazilian author and journalist of African descent (August 5, 1881, Rio de Janeiro – June 23, 1921, Rio de Janeiro). He was elected on May 7, 1910 for the chair # 26 of Brazilian Academy of Letters.