About Adélia Fonseca
Lived 1827 – 1920 (aged 93). Adélia Fonseca was a Brazilian poet, pianist, painter, writer and journalist.
Adélia Josefina de Castro Fonseca (24 November 1827 in Salvador, Bahia – 9 December 1920 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian poet. Her parents were Justiniano de Castro Rebello and Adriana de Castro Rebello. She married Inácio Joaquim da Fonseca. She published her poems in newspapers and books, and was a constant collaborator with the Almanaque de lembranças luso-brasileiro.
Towards the end of her life, she entered the Convent of Santa Teresa, in Rio de Janeiro, adopting the name of Mother Maria José de Jesús.
Selected works Echos de minha alma: poesias, 1865
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Who was Adélia Fonseca?
Brazilian poet, pianist and painter (1827-1920)
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Adélia Fonseca was born on 24 November 1827 in Salvador.
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Adélia Fonseca died on 9 December 1920 in Rio de Janeiro.
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Adélia Fonseca was a poet, pianist, painter, writer and journalist.
What nationality was Adélia Fonseca?
Adélia Fonseca was Brazilian.
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