Joaquim Cardozo
Joaquim Cardozo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 August 1897 Recife, Brazil |
| Died | 5 February 1978 (aged 80) Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Citizenship | Brazilian |
| Parent(s) | José Antônio Cardozo, Elvira Moreira Cardozo |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Structural engineer |
Joaquim Maria Moreira Cardozo (August 26, 1897 – November 4, 1978), known as Joaquim Cardozo, was a Brazilian structural engineer, poet, short story writer, playwright, university professor, translator, editor of art and architecture magazines, designer, illustrator, caricaturist, and art critic. He was a polyglot, knowing about fifteen languages.
Cardozo moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1940 and worked with the architect Oscar Niemeyer on some of his major works, including on the Pampulha Modern Ensemble which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Other works include the Monument to the Dead of World War II. Niemeyer described Cardozo as "the most cultured Brazilian there was".
Among his most famous poems is the 1924 Recife morto.