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Hipólito da Costa
Brazilian journalist and diplomat (1774–1823) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hipólito José da Costa Pereira Furtado de Mendonça (August 13, 1774 – September 11, 1823) was a Brazilian journalist and diplomat considered to be the "father of Brazilian press".
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Born | Hipólito José da Costa Pereira Furtado de Mendonça (1774-08-13)13 August 1774 Colónia do Sacramento, Portuguese Colony of Brazil (present-day Uruguay) |
Died | 11 September 1823(1823-09-11) (aged 49) London, England |
Occupation | Journalist, diplomat |
Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
Relatives | José Saturnino da Costa Pereira |
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He is the patron of the 17th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.