Adélia Josefina de Castro Fonseca
Former Brazilian Poet (1827-1920)
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Adélia Josefina de Castro Fonseca (24 November 1827 in Salvador, Bahia – 9 December 1920 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian poet. Her parents were Justiniano de Castro Rebello and Adriana de Castro Rebello. She married Inácio Joaquim da Fonseca.[1] She published her poems in newspapers and books, and was a constant collaborator with the Almanaque de lembranças luso-brasileiro.[2]

Towards the end of her life, she entered the Convent of Santa Teresa, in Rio de Janeiro, adopting the name of Mother Maria José de Jesús.[3][4]
Selected works
- Echos de minha alma: poesias, 1865