Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco: Biography, Facts and Career
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Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco (November 27, 1905 – August 27, 1990) was a Brazilian intellectual, politician, and professor. In 1951, he authored the Afonso Arinos Law, the first against racial discrimination in Brazil. He briefly served as Minister of Foreign Affairs twice, first from January to August 1961 and again from July to December 1962, and also participated in the drafting of three different Brazilian constitutions (1946, 1967, 1988). A prolific and highly versatile writer, Franco explored multiple genres, including memoir, literary criticism, poetry, biography, and travel writing, as well as academic works on history, politics, and constitutional law. He was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
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- Full name: Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco
- Born: 1905-11-27
- Nationality: Brazil
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q199671
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Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco (November 27, 1905 – August 27, 1990) was a Brazilian intellectual, politician, and professor.
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Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco was born on 1905-11-27.
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