Henrique Maximiano Coelho Netto: A Brazilian Man of Letters, an Educator, Writer, Professor and Abolitionist.
Henrique Maximiano Coelho Netto (February 21, 1864 – November 28, 1934) was a writer, an educator, a politician, the President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, and my great grandfather. Known as Coelho Netto, he was born in the north east of Brazil and as a young boy, he moved with his family to Rio de Janeiro. We studied law at the University of Sao Paolo but failed to complete the program. [1] Ultimately, he spent his youth fighting for abolition which did much to sour the Sao Paolo University Law department on any completion or granting of a degree. Henrique Maximiano Coelho Netto (February 21, 1864 – November 28, 1934) was a writer, an educator, a politician, the President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, and my great grandfather. Known as Coelho Netto, he was born in the north east of Brazil and as a young boy, he moved with his family to Rio de Janeiro. He first studied medicine and failed at that. He then studied law at the University of Sao Paolo ...