João do Rio

João do Rio, actually João Paulo Emilio Cristóvão dos Santos Coelho Barreto ( Barreto Coelho also listed ), ( * August 5, 1881 in Rio de Janeiro, † June 23, 1921 ) was a Brazilian journalist, historian, translator and theater scholar.

Life

From 1896 he attended the Ginásio Nacional, today Colegio Pedro II Three years later he published in 1899 his first text. In 1903 he started in the Gazeta de Notícias as a journalist, where he worked until the year 1913. His regular contributions he later brought out as a book. In 1906 he debuted with his first play " Chic Chic ", which he had written in collaboration with journalist J. Brito, his piece Clotilde was staged in 1907 at the theater Recreio Dramático. After a trip to Europe in 1908 where he visited Portugal, London and Paris, he brought a children's book titled "Era uma vez ... " ( Once upon a time ... ) out. In 1910 he was elected to the Academia Brasileira de Cadeira 26 Letras.

Oscar Wilde's Intentions book appeared in 1912 in a translation by him. During his third trip to Europe 1913 ( The beautiful Madame Vargas ) successfully staged his play " A Bela Madame Vargas " in Lisbon. In 1917, he wrote for the newspaper O Paiz a chronicle entitled Praia maravilhosa ( Beautiful beach ), in which he described the beauties and events of the beach of Ipanema. He also founded the SBAT ( Brazilian Society for playwrights ).

1918 do Rio traveled again to Europe to observe the armistice conference in Versailles after the First World War. His short story collection "A mulher e os espelhos " ( The woman and the mirror ) was published 1919. 1920 he founded the newspaper A Patria ( The Fatherland ), in which he defended the interests of the Portuguese colony in Rio de Janeiro. He died in 1921 of a heart attack.

Works (selection)

• As religiously do Rio, Paris: Garnier, 1904
• O momento literario, Paris: Garnier, 1905
• Era uma vez ..., Rio de Janeiro, Francisco Alves, 1909.
• Fado, Canções e Danças de Portugal, Paris: Garnier, 1910.
• Dentro da noite, Paris: Garnier, 1910
• Vida Vertiginosa Paris: Garnier, 1911.
• Portugal d' agora, Paris: Garnier, 1911.
• A loaded madame Vargas, Rio de Janeiro: Briguiet, 1912
• Cronicas e frases de Godofredo de Alencar, Lisbon Bertrand, 1916?
• Nos tempos de Venceslau, Rio de Janeiro: Villas Boas, 1917.
• Sésamo, Rio de Janeiro: Francisco Alves, 1917.
• Well conferência da Paz, Rio de Janeiro: Villas Boas, 1919-20.

Review

Michael Rössner writes in his book Literary Cafés, coffee house writers about him: The strength of the novels Joao do Rio lies in its undecided decadent perspective that reveals the dark side of the Rio turn of the century, with playful perspicacity. In the notes it says: " The long-neglected author is experiencing a new appreciation for how not only the interest of the literary-historical research shows, but also testifies to the new edition of his works. "