{"id":1609,"date":"2010-10-14T00:20:43","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T00:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=1609"},"modified":"2014-07-24T14:54:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T14:54:00","slug":"brazilian-profile-carlos-drummond-de-andrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/brazilian-profile-carlos-drummond-de-andrade\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian Profile: Carlos Drummond de Andrade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Drummond de Andrade is one of Brazil&#8217;s most beloved poets, and is considered one of Brazil&#8217;s most important writers. Born in Minas Gerais, the son of farmers, he grew up in a rural area of Brazil and then attended college in Belo Horizonte to study pharmacology. He would never become a pharmacist, though; he went on to work for a newspaper and then worked as a public servant for many years.\u00a0 He moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1934, when he began working for the Ministry of Education and Public Health. He later worked for the National Historical and Artistic Heritage Service. He passed away in 1987, at age 84.<\/p>\n<p>Known best for his poetry, Drummond also published short stories and children&#8217;s books. He is considered one of the key figures in Brazilian Modernism, in part because of his use of colloquial language. Besides his writing, one of his lasting legacies is a bronze statue in Rio de Janeiro, which has been a favorite for pranksters and thieves who constantly steal his glasses.<\/p>\n<p>Here is an excerpt from one of Drummond&#8217;s most popular poems, called Jos\u00e9:<\/p>\n<p><em>Portuguese<\/em><\/p>\n<p>E agora, Jos\u00e9?<br \/>\nA festa acabou,<br \/>\na luz apagou,<br \/>\no povo sumiu,<br \/>\na noite esfriou,<br \/>\ne agora, Jos\u00e9?<br \/>\ne agora, voc\u00ea?<br \/>\nvoc\u00ea que \u00e9 sem nome,<br \/>\nque zomba dos outros,<br \/>\nvoc\u00ea que faz versos,<br \/>\nque ama, protesta?<br \/>\ne agora, Jos\u00e9?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carlosdrummonddeandrade.com.br\/poemas.php?poema=10\">Read the full poem here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>English<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What about now, Jos\u00e9?<br \/>\nThe party\u2019s over,<br \/>\nthe lights are off,<br \/>\nthe crowd\u2019s gone,<br \/>\nthe night\u2019s gone cold,<br \/>\nwhat about now, Jos\u00e9?<br \/>\nYou, what about now?<br \/>\nYou, who are nameless,<br \/>\nwho mocks the others,<br \/>\nyou who writes verses<br \/>\nwho loves, protests<br \/>\nWhat about now, Jos\u00e9?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carlos_Drummond_de_Andrade\">Read the full translation here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2010\/10\/carlos-350x262.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2010\/10\/carlos-350x262.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2010\/10\/carlos.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Carlos Drummond de Andrade is one of Brazil&#8217;s most beloved poets, and is considered one of Brazil&#8217;s most important writers. Born in Minas Gerais, the son of farmers, he grew up in a rural area of Brazil and then attended college in Belo Horizonte to study pharmacology. 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