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Born November 7, 1901 • Rio de Janeiro • Brazil
Died November 9, 1964 (aged 63) • Rio de Janeiro • Brazil

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Portrait of Cecilia Meireles in orange ink on a 100 Cruzeiros 1989 Brazilian banknote, surrounded by geometric and floral patterns.
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