About Dora Vasconcellos
Lived 1910 – 1973 (aged 62–63). Dora Vasconcellos was a Brazilian writer and poet.
Dora Alencar Vasconcellos (1910–1973) was a Brazilian poet and diplomat. She served as the Brazilian ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago from 1970 to her death. She was Brazil's second female diplomat to become ambassador in 1964, 9 years after Odette de Carvalho e Souza.
Vasconcellos was also the first female diplomat to be named consul general of Brazil in New York, where she was responsible for organizing 1962's Bossa Nova show at Carnegie Hall. Her best-known poem is "Canção do Amor", which was performed by Heitor Villa-Lobos.
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Who was Dora Vasconcellos?
Brazilian writer and diplomat
When was Dora Vasconcellos born?
Dora Vasconcellos was born in 1910 in Rio de Janeiro.
When did Dora Vasconcellos die?
Dora Vasconcellos died on 25 April 1973 in Port of Spain.
What was Dora Vasconcellos's occupation?
Dora Vasconcellos was a writer and poet.
What nationality was Dora Vasconcellos?
Dora Vasconcellos was Brazilian.
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