Joćo Cabral de Melo Neto
Brazilian poet and diplomat
Joćo Cabral de Melo Neto was a Brazilian poet and diplomat, and one of the most influential writers in late Brazilian modernism. He was awarded the 1990 Camões Prize and the 1992 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, the only Brazilian poet... Wikipedia
Born: January 9, 1920, Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil
Died: October 9, 1999 (age 79 years), Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse: Marly de Oliveira (m. 1986–1999) and Stella Maria Barbosa de Oliveira (m. 1946–1986)
Siblings: Evaldo Cabral de Mello
Parents: Luiz Antonio Cabral de Melo and Carmem Carneiro Lećo
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