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Portrait or photograph of Lima Barreto: Da esquerda para a direita: Jânio Quadros, Lima Barreto e Alberto Ruschel no set de "O Cangaceiro". Imagem do acervo do

Virtual Memorial

Lima Barreto

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Lima Barreto, remembered for Brazilian fiction, Social criticism, Rio de Janeiro literature.

1881 - 1922Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Portrait or photograph of Lima Barreto: Cineasta Lima Barreto na década de 60.
Cineasta Lima Barreto na década de 60. Unknown author Unknown author, https://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/DocReader.aspx?bib=004642&pasta=ano%20196&pagfis=528, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Lima Barreto Is Remembered

Lima Barreto is remembered for brazilian fiction, social criticism, rio de janeiro literature. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Lima Barreto.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Lima Barreto's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto was a Brazilian novelist and journalist. A major figure in Brazilian Pre-Modernism, he is famous for the novel Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma, a bitter satire of the early years of the First Brazilian Republic.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

Photos

Image connected to Lima Barreto: Americo-avaí

Americo-avaí

Pedro Américo, DezenoveVinte: file, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Image connected to Lima Barreto: Estudantes do Programa Jovem Senador 2016 visitam o Palácio do Planalto (Salão Oeste). Participam: estudante do Acre, Soraia de

Estudantes do Programa Jovem Senador 2016 visitam o Palácio do Planalto (Salão Oeste). Participam: estudante do Acre, Soraia de Freitas Barbosa; estudante de Alagoas, Ídia Gerônimo

Senado Federal, Jovem Senador 2016, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Image connected to Lima Barreto: Avaí Osório

Avaí Osório

Pedro Américo, DezenoveVinte: file, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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