Carlos Nejar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Carlos Nejar

Brazilian writer

Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1939

Place of Birth: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Profession: writer, poet, novelist

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Luis Carlos Verzoni Nejar, better known as Carlos Nejar (born January 11, 1939 in Porto Alegre), is a Brazilian poet, author, translator and critic, and a member of the Academia Brasileira de Letras.
One of the most important poets of its generation, Nejar, also called "o poeta do pampa brasileiro", is distinguished for his use of an extensive vocabulary, alliteration, and pandeism.
His first book, Sélesis, was published in 1960. Nejar was elected to the fourth seat of the Brazilian Academy of Letters on November 24, 1988, succeeding Viana Moog.