Almeida Garrett, Portuguese journalist and author (born 1799)

Almeida Garrett

Portuguese poet, orator, playwright, novelist, journalist, politician (1799–1854)

João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, 1st Viscount of Almeida Garrett was a Portuguese poet, orator, playwright, novelist, journalist, politician, and a peer of the realm. A major promoter of theater in Portugal he is considered the greatest figure of Portuguese…