João do Rio, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

João do Rio

Brazilian writer

Date of Birth: 05-Aug-1881

Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date of Death: 23-Jun-1921

Profession: writer, playwright, translator, journalist, chronicler

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Leo

João do Rio was the pseudonym of the Brazilian journalist, short-story writer and playwright João Paulo Emílio Cristóvão dos Santos Coelho Barreto, a Brazilian author and journalist of African descent (August 5, 1881, Rio de Janeiro – June 23, 1921, Rio de Janeiro).
He was elected on May 7, 1910 for the chair # 26 of Brazilian Academy of Letters.