Joaquim Cardozo
Brazilian structural engineer and poet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joaquim Maria Moreira Cardozo (August 26, 1897 – November 4, 1978), known as Joaquim Cardozo, was a Brazilian structural engineer, poet, short story writer, playwright , university professor, translator, editor of art and architecture magazines, designer, illustrator, caricaturist, and art critic.[1][2][3] He was a polyglot, knowing about fifteen languages.[4]
Joaquim Cardozo | |
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Born | (1897-08-26)26 August 1897 Recife, Brazil |
Died | 5 February 1978(1978-02-05) (aged 80) Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Citizenship | Brazilian |
Occupation | Engineer |
Parent(s) | José Antônio Cardozo, Elvira Moreira Cardozo |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Structural engineer |
Cardozo moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1940 and worked with the architect Oscar Niemeyer on some of his major works,[2] including on the Pampulha Modern Ensemble which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[5] Other works include the Monument to the Dead of World War II.[2] Niemeyer described Cardozo as "the most cultured Brazilian there was".[6]
Among his most famous poems is the 1924 Recife morto.[2]