Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira
Brazilian writer (1910–1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira (May 3, 1910 – February 28, 1989) was a Brazilian lexicographer, philologist, translator, and writer, best known for editing the Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa, a major dictionary of the Portuguese language.
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Born | May 3rd, 1910 Passo de Camaragibe, Brazil |
Died | February 28th, 1989 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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His family name was originally spelled Hollanda, but was changed to Holanda, presumably to follow the Portuguese spelling reform of 1943.