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Born August 10, 1912 • Brazil
Died August 6, 2001 (aged 88) • Salvador • Brazil
Notable Works “Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands” • “Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon” • “Navegaçāu de cabotagem” • “Showdown” • “Tent of Miracles” • “The Violent Land” • “The War of the Saints”
Movement / Style Northeastern school

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