Adelmar Tavares

Born

Adelmar Tavares da Silva

(1888-02-16)February 16, 1888
Recife, Brazil

DiedJune 20, 1963(1963-06-20) (aged 75)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Adelmar Tavares
Adelmar Tavares in 1934.
President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
In office 1948
Personal details
Born	Adelmar Tavares da Silva (1888-02-16)February 16, 1888 Recife, Brazil
Died	June 20, 1963(1963-06-20) (aged 75) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Adelmar Tavares da Silva (Recife, February 16, 1888 – June 20, 1963 Rio de Janeiro) was a lawyer, magistrate, jurist, professor and poet from Recife. He was a member of Brazilian Societies devoted to criminology and law. As a poet he was respected with several of his poems becoming songs. In 1948 he became President of the Academia Brasileira de Letras.^[1][2]