Alfredo Pujol
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| Born | March 20, 1865 São João Marcos, Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil |
| 💀Died | May 20, 1930 São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilMay 20, 1930 |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Faculty of Law of São Paulo |
| 💼 Occupation | Lawyer, journalist |
| Notable work | Machado de Assis (1917) |
| 🏛️ Political party | Paulista Republican Party |
Alfredo Gustavo Pujol (March 20, 1865 – May 20, 1930) was a Brazilian lawyer, journalist, literary critic, politician, and collector of books. He is best known for his conferences and studies on the works of Machado de Assis.
Biography
Born in São João Marcos into a family of French descent, Pujol was educated at home by his father, who was himself a man of letters. He enrolled at the Faculty of Law of São Paulo, where he came in contact with the republican movement. During his studies, Pujol began his career as a journalist and also worked as a private tutor. He later wrote for O Estado de S. Paulo and Diário Mercantil, as well as for other newspapers from Campinas and Rio de Janeiro.[1]
He served as state deputy for several terms, and as federal deputy for the Paulista Republican Party.[2]
Pujol's writings gained broader attention with his essay on the novel A Carne, by Júlio Ribeiro, in which he criticized the book as lacking literary quality. The article positioned him within debates on realism and naturalism, and his critiques of the works of Machado de Assis[3], compiled in a 1917 homonymous collection, were widely read and discussed.[1]
He was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and of the Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute.
Works
- Mocidade e poesia
- Homenagem à memória de Sadi Carnot (1894)
- Floriano Peixoto (1895)
- O Direito na confederação (1898)
- Processos Criminais (1908)
- Machado de Assis (1917)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Alfredo Pujol". Academia Brasileira de Letras (in português). Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "Biografia do(a) Deputado(a) Federal ALFREDO PUJOL". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in português). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ "Dia da Consciência Negra: de Machado de Assis a Chiquinha Gonzaga, as personalidades cuja origem negra você talvez não conheça". BBC News Brasil (in português). 2025-11-20. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
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