Evaldo Cabral de Mello
Diplomat, Person
1936 –
Who is Evaldo Cabral de Mello?
Evaldo Cabral de Mello is a Brazilian historian, history writer and former diplomat, considered to be one of the most important Brazilian historians of the twentieth century.
He studied the philosophy of history in Madrid and London. After his study Cabral de Mello worked as a diplomat for the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1962 until his retirement.
In 1975 he released his first book,Olinda restaurada: guerra e açúcar no Nordeste, 1630-1654. Since then he has written several books, including O negócio do Brasil: Portugal, os Países Baixos e o Nordeste, 1641-1669. In this book he showed that the Portuguese reconquest of Brazil from the Dutch was no military victory, but that a large sum of money was paid by Portugal to the Dutch Republic in exchange for the colony.
In 1992 he was appointed Member of the Brazilian Order of Scientific Merit by the Brazilian government.
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- Born
- Jan 22, 1936
- Also known as
- Evaldo Cabral de Melo
- Evaldo José de Melo
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on July 23, 2013
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