Author: Joaquim Manuel de Macedo
Alternate names: JOAQUIM MANUEL DE MACEDO
Born: 24 June 1820
Died: 11 May 1882
Bio: Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (June 24, 1820 – April 11, 1882) was a Brazilian novelist, doctor, teacher, poet, playwright and journalist, famous for the romance A Moreninha.

He is the patron of the 20th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.