José de Alencar was a Brazilian lawyer, politician, orator, novelist and dramatist. He is considered to be one of the most famous and influential Brazilian Romantic novelists of the 19th century, and a major exponent of the literary tradition known as "Indianism" (romantic tales of indigenous life incorporating vocabulary of Amerindian origin referring to flora, fauna, and tribal customs).
José de Alencar foi um escritor e político brasileiro. É notável como escritor por ter sido o fundador do romance de temática nacional.
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Fiction, History, History and criticism, Politics and government, Biography, Brazilian literature, Correspondence, Political and social views, Authors, Brazilian Authors, Brazilian drama, Elections, Portuguese language, Representative government and representation, Slavery, Women, Abdomen, Addresses, essays, lectures, Anthropology, Brazil, Brazil, biography, Brazil, fiction, Brazilian Folk poetry, Brazilian Novel And Short Story, Brazilian NovelistsPeople
José Martiniano de Alencar (1829-1877), Guarani Indians, Joaquim Nabuco (1849-1910), Manoel Cavalcanti Proença (1905-1966)ID Numbers
- OLID: OL161946A
- BookBrainz: 49e42ff8-76ec-4058-bbc8-c82f58c202af
- GoodReads: 540628
- ISNI: 0000000121334526
- IMDb: nm0206898
- Library of Congress Names: n50047298
- LibraryThing: alencarjosde
- LibriVox: 274
- Project Gutenberg: 33653
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): MILV187461
- VIAF: 54163536
- Wikidata: Q455703
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q455703
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Alternative names
- José Martiniano de Alencar
- Jose Martiniano de Alencar
- Erasmo
- José de Alencar
- Jose de Alencar
- José de Alencar
- Jose De Alencar
- Jose Martiniano De Alencar
- José Martiniano De Alencar
- Jose De ALENCAR
- José Alencar
- José de José de Alencar
- JOSÉ DE ALENCAR
- José de Alençar
| July 31, 2025 | Edited by WikidataBot | [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers |
| December 1, 2022 | Edited by sunrisepianomonkey | Changed name to most common variant; added short bio based on WikiP&Britannica; added full dates; added IDs; added links; added photo |
| December 1, 2022 | Edited by sunrisepianomonkey | Added new photo |
| December 1, 2022 | Edited by OnFrATa | merge authors |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |