Américo de Campos (lawyer)
Américo de Campos | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 12, 1838 |
| Died | January 20, 1900 (aged 61) |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Law of São Paulo |
Américo Brasílio de Campos (August 12, 1838 – January 20, 1900) was a Brazilian lawyer, playwright, journalist, politician, and diplomat. A republican and abolitionist activist, he was one of the founders of the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo.
Biography
Born in Bragança Paulista, Campos graduated from the Faculty of Law of São Paulo in 1860,[1] becoming a public prosecutor.[2] From 1865 to 1874, he worked in the newspaper Correio Paulistano[3], eventually assuming its direction. In 1875, along with Rangel Pestana and José Maria Lisboa, he founded the newspaper A Província de S. Paulo, now known as O Estado de S. Paulo.[4] Dissatisfied with the policy imposed on the newspaper by its director, Campos and his friend Lisboa founded the Diário de S. Paulo.
Campos was present at the Convention of Itu, from which the Paulista Republican Party emerged.[5] Following the Proclamation of the Republic, Campos was appointed a consul in Naples, where he died.
The district of Américo de Campos was named after Campos and created by decree as part of Tanabi in 1926, then elevated to the status of municipality in 1948.
References
- ^ Azevedo, Elizabeth Ribeiro (2000). Um palco sob as arcadas: o teatro dos estudantes de Direito do Largo de São Francisco, em São Paulo, no século XIX (in Brazilian Portuguese). Annablume. ISBN 978-85-7419-117-1.
- ^ Correa, Rubens Arantes (2022-08-16). "Américo de Campos: jornalismo e política na São Paulo da segunda metade do século XIX". Fronteiras: Revista Catarinense de História (in Portuguese) (40): 322–336. doi:10.36661/2238-9717.2022n40.12911. ISSN 2238-9717.
- ^ "Bernardino José de Campos Júnior". mapa.an.gov.br. Archived from the original on 2025-06-24. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ^ "Acervo Estadão - O Estado de S. Paulo". Acervo. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ^ Regional, Revista (2023-03-31). "Itu celebra 150 anos da 'Convenção Republicana'". Revista Regional (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-02-16.