Erico Verissimo Death
Erico passed away on November 28, 1975 at the age of 69 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Erico's cause of death was infarction.
When did Erico Verissimo die?
November 28, 1975How did Erico Verissimo die? What was the cause of death?
InfarctionHow old was Erico Verissimo when died?
69Where did Erico Verissimo die? What was the location of death?
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Erico Verissimo Birthday and Date of Death
Erico Verissimo was born on December 17, 1905 and died on November 28, 1975. Erico was 69 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: December 17, 1905
Date of Death: November 28, 1975
Age at Death: 69
Erico Verissimo - Biography
Érico Lopes Veríssimo (December 17, 1905 – November 28, 1975) was an important Brazilian writer, born in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. His father, Sebastião Veríssimo da Fonseca, heir of a rich family in Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, met financial ruin during his son's youth. Veríssimo worked in a pharmacy before obtaining a job at Editora Globo, a book publisher, where he translated and released works of writers like Aldous Huxley. During the Second World War, he went to the United States. This period of his life was recorded in some of his books, including: Gato Preto em Campo de Neve ("Black Cat in a Snow Field"), A Volta do Gato Preto ("The Return of the Black Cat"), and História da Literatura Brasileira ("History of Brazilian Literature"), which contains some of his lectures at UCLA. His epic O Tempo e o Vento ("The Time and the Wind'") became one of the great masterpieces of the Brazilian novel, alongside Os Sertões by Euclides da Cunha, and Grande Sertão: Veredas by Guimarães Rosa.
