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a photograph of miranda , circa 1940 22 december 1979 rio brazil de janeiro city , rio de janeiro , maceió , alagoas , brazil 200px brazil brazilian white 23 april 1892 pontes de miranda 2.jpg francisco cavalcanti pontes de miranda
 francisco cavalcanti pontes de miranda lawyer , jurist , professor , diplomat , essayist faculdade de direito do recife
francisco cavalcanti pontes de miranda

francisco cavalcanti pontes de miranda -lrb- april 23 , 1892 - december 22 , 1979 -rrb- was a prominent brazilian jurist , judge , diplomat and professor of law at the federal university of pernambuco .
he occupied the 7th chair of the brazilian academy of letters in 1979 , until his death .
he is best known for the extent of his works , which covers several areas of knowledge , including law , sociology , philosophy , politics and mathematics , and were published in portuguese , german , french , spanish and italian .
