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 but failed to