Eduardo Prado
Eduardo Prado | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 27, 1860 |
| Died | August 30, 1901 (aged 41) |
| Cause of death | Yellow fever |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Law of São Paulo |
| Occupations | Writer, activist, politician, journalist |
| Notable work | A Ilusão Americana (1893) |
| Political party | Monarchist Party of São Paulo |
Eduardo Paulo da Silva Prado (February 27, 1860 – August 30, 1901) was a Brazilian writer, journalist, and lawyer. He was one of the founding members of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
Biography
Born in São Paulo into a wealthy family of coffee landowners, the son of Martinho Prado (pt) and Veridiana Prado, Eduardo Prado took an interest in the study of history from a young age.[1] By the time he graduated from the Faculty of Law of São Paulo, he was already contributing to the newspaper Correio Paulistano with articles on literary criticism and international politics.[2]
In the 1880s, he travelled throughout Europe, visited Egypt, and worked as an attaché at a Brazilian delegation in London. His observations and stories from those travels were collected in his first book, Viagens.[3][1]
Following the military coup d'état that deposed the Emperor Pedro II, Prado, then a journalist in Portugal, began writing severe critiques of the republican government in his crônicas, some of which were compiled in the book Fastos da Ditadura Militar no Brasil.
In 1893, he published the book A ilusão americana, a critical analysis of republicanism and an attack on the United States, particularly on its political institutions and growing influence over Latin America.[4][5] The book was summarily confiscated and censored by the Brazilian government. Prado published his last book, III Centenário de Anchieta, a biography of the Jesuit father José de Anchieta, shortly before dying from yellow fever.
Prado is believed to have inspired Eça de Queiroz's character Jacinto, the protagonist of the novel A Cidade e as Serras.[6][7]
Works
- Viagens, 1886 - 1902
- Os fastos da ditadura militar no Brasil (1890)
- Anulação das liberdades públicas (1892)
- A ilusão americana (1893)
- III centenário de Anchieta (1900)
- Coletâneas, 1904-1906
References
- ^ a b "Eduardo Prado". Academia Brasileira de Letras (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ^ Oliveira, Rodrigo Perez (2015). "O conservadorismo do jovem Eduardo Prado: um exercício de história intelectual (1878–1879)". Faces da História (in Portuguese). 2 (1): 236–257. ISSN 2358-3878.
- ^ Oliveira, Rodrigo Perez (2012-12-31). "Entre os quadros familiares e as fi leiras do Partido Conservador: uma breve análise dos primeiros escritos de Eduardo Prado (1879–1881)". Revista Interdisciplinar do Direito - Faculdade de Direito de Valença (in Portuguese). 9 (1): 309–332. ISSN 2447-4290.
- ^ Armani, Carlos Henrique (2020). "O Brasil e a sombra dos Estados Unidos: discursos sobre a autodeterminação nacional em Eduardo Prado e Araripe Júnior". Revista Brasileira de História (in Portuguese). 40: 245–266. doi:10.1590/1806-93472020v40n84-11. ISSN 0102-0188.
- ^ Correia, Éverton Barbosa (2022-12-06). "Eduardo Prado, autor de A ilusão americana". Revista Graphos (in Portuguese). 24 (2): 10–28. doi:10.22478/ufpb.1516-1536.2022v24n2.63964. ISSN 2763-9355.
- ^ Gurgel, Rodrigo (2011-10-01). "O anti-revolucionário - Rascunho". rascunho.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ^ "Opinião | A legendária Veridiana Prado". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-02-12.