Brazilian writer José de Alencar was born #OTD in 1829.
He is considered to be one of the most famous and influential Brazilian Romantic novelists of the 19th century, and a major exponent of the literary tradition known as "Indianism". Some of his most celebrated works include: "O Guarani" (1857), "Iracema" (1865), "Senhora" (1875), "Ubirajara" (1874), "Til" (1871).
"Verdes mares bravios de minha terra natal, onde canta a jandaia nas frondes da carnaúba; verdes mares, que brilhais como líquida esmeralda aos raios do sol nascente, perlongando as alvas praias ensombradas de coqueiros."
Iracema
"Green wild seas of my native land, where the jandaia sings in the fronds of the carnauba tree; green seas, which shine like liquid emerald in the rays of the rising sun, stretching along the white beaches overshadowed by coconut palms."
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