Viriato Correia

Manuel Viriato Correia Baima do Lago Filho, or just Viriato Correia (January 23, 1884 – April 10, 1967), was a Brazilian journalist, writer, playwright and politician.

Life and education Viriato Correia was born in the city of Pirapemas, state of Maranhão, in 1884. He was the son of Manuel Viriato Correia Baima and Raimunda Silva Baima. Still small, he went to Sao Luis, to enter primary education at Colégio São Luís and, later, at secondary school, at Liceu Maranhense. His writing career started at 16, with poetry and short stories. Moving to Recife, after the preparatory course, he joined the Law School, which he studied for three years.

Initially, his plans were to move to Rio de Janeiro to finish college, but he joined the Carioca Bohemian life, a characteristic feature of most Brazilian intellectuals at the time.

Death Viriato died on April 10, 1967, in Rio de Janeiro, at the age of 83.

Works

Historical chronicles Terra de Santa Cruz (1921) Histórias da nossa estória (1921) Brasil dos meus avós (1927) Baú velho (1927) Gaveta de sapateiro (1932) Alcovas da história (1934) Mata galego (1934) Casa de Belchior (1936) O país do pau de tinta (1939) Minaretes (1903) Contos do sertão (1912) Novelas doidas (1921) Histórias ásperas (1928)

Novel A Balaiada: romance histórico do tempo da Regência (1927)

Children's books Era uma vez... (1908) Contos da história do Brasil (1921) Varinha de condão (1928) Arca de Noé (1930) No reino da bicharada (1931) Quando Jesus nasceu (1931) A macacada (1931) Os meus bichinhos (1931) História do Brasil para crianças (1934) Meu torrão (1935) Bichos e bichinhos (1938) No país da bicharada (1938) Cazuza (1938) A descoberta do Brasil (1930) História de Caramuru (1939) A bandeira das esmeraldas (1945) As belas histórias da História do Brasil (1948) A macacada (1949)

Plays Sertaneja (1915) Manjerona (1916) Morena (1917) Sol do sertão (1918) Juriti (music composed by Chiquinha Gonzaga, 1919) Sapequinha (1920) Nossa gente (1924) Zuzú (1924) Uma noite de baile (1926) Pequetita (1927) Bombonzinho (1931) Sansão (1932) Maria (1933) Bicho papão (1936) O homem da cabeça de ouro (1936) A Marquesa de Santos (1938) Carneiro de batalhão (1938) O caçador de esmeraldas (1940) Rei de papelão (1941) Pobre diabo (1942) O príncipe encantador (1943) O gato comeu (1943) À sombra dos laranjais (1944) Estão cantando as cigarras (1945) Venha a nós (1946) Dinheiro é dinheiro (1949) O grande amor de Gonçalves Dias (1959).