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Joaquim Cardozo | |
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Born |
Recife, Brazil | 26 August 1897
Died | 5 February 1978 Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil | (aged 80)
Nationality | Brazilian |
Citizenship | Brazilian |
Occupation | Engineer |
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, and editor. [1] [2] [3]
Cardozo moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1940 and worked with the architect Oscar Niemeyer on some of his major works, [2] including on the Pampulha Modern Ensemble which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [4] Other works include the Monument to the Dead of World War II. [2]
Among his most famous poems is the 1924 Recife morto. [2]