Maximiano Accioly Campos (19 November 1941 – 7 August 1998) was a Brazilian poet, writer, and journalist who was a member of the Generation 65 Movement.[1][2][3] He was the father of former governor of Pernambuco and government minister Eduardo Campos.
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| Secretary of Tourism, Culture, and Sports of Pernambuco | |
| In office January 1987 – December 1988 | |
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| Born | Maximiano Accioly Campos 19 November 1941 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Died | 7 August 1998 (aged 56) Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Spouse | Ana Arraes |
| Children | 2, including Eduardo |
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| Alma mater | Catholic University of Pernambuco |
Biography
editCampos was born on 19 November 1941 in Recife. After he graduated with a law degree from the Catholic University of Pernambuco, he was a columnist with Diario de Pernambuco and was a superintendent at the Institute of Documentation at the Fundação Joaquim Nabuco. From January 1987 to December 1988, he was the State Secretary of Tourism, Culture, and Sports of Pernambuco during the governorship of his father-in-law Miguel Arraes.[2]
He was married to Ana Arraes, with whom they had two sons: Eduardo Campos, and lawyer, writer, and member of the Academia Pernambucana de Letras, Antônio Campos.[4]
Campos was the author of 17 books, some of which were released posthumously. His first work, the romance novel Sem Lei nem Rei, was also his most well known and tells the story of fights between colonels in the sertão and zona da mata of Pernambuco.[5]
Bibliography
edit- Sem Lei nem Rei, romance (1968),[5]
- As Emboscadas da Sorte, stories (1971)
- As Sentenças do Tempo, stories (1973),[6]
- A Loucura Imaginosa, novel (1973)
- O Major Façanha, novel (1975),[7]
- A Memória Revoltada, novel (1982)
- As Feras Mortas, stories (1995)
- O Viajante e o Horizonte, stories (1997)
- O Lavrador do Tempo, poems (1998)
- Cartas aos Amigos, essays and letters (2001)
- Os Cassacos, novel (2003)
- Na estrada, stories (2004),[8]
- Do Amor e Outras Loucuras, poems (2004),[9]
- A multidão solitária (2006)
Filmography
edit- Sem Lei Nem Rei - Maximiniano Campos, documentary (2007). Directed by Marcelo Peixoto.
Awards and tributes
edit- A school in Jaboatão dos Guararapes was named in tribute to Campos.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Genealogia Pernambucana". www.araujo.eti.br. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ a b Biografia no website do Instituto Maximiano Campos[dead link]
- ^ Enciclopédia Nordeste. Maximiano Campos.
- ^ Brasil, CPDOC-Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação História Contemporânea do. "Eduardo Henrique Accioly Campos". CPDOC - Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ a b Campos, Maximiano (1968). Sem lei nem rei: romance, seguido de um ensaio sôbre o Nôvo romance sertanejo, de Ariano Suassuna (in Portuguese). Ed. O Cruzeiro.
- ^ Campos, Maximiano (1973). As sentenças do tempo: contos. A loucura imaginosa; novela (in Portuguese). Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.
- ^ Campos, Maximiano (1994). O Major Façanha (in Portuguese). Bagaço.
- ^ Campos, Maximiano (2004). Na estrada e outros contos (in Portuguese). Editora Iluminuras Ltda. ISBN 9788573212112.
- ^ Campos, Maximiano (2003). Do amor e outras loucuras: seguido de Perfis, A recusa do mágico e O lavrador do tempo : 50 poemas (in Portuguese). Edições Bagaço. ISBN 9788574095745.
- ^ escolas. "Escola - Escola Tecnica Estadual Maximiano Accioly Campos - Jaboatão dos Guararapes - PE". Escol.as (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 September 2024.