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Also Known As Caeiro, Alberto • Soares, Bernardo • Campos, Álvaro de • Reis, Ricardo • Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa
Born June 13, 1888 • Lisbon • Portugal
Died November 30, 1935 (aged 47) • Lisbon • Portugal
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