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Almeida-Garrett, João Baptista da Silva Leitão (1799–1854)| Portuguese poet and politician. The leader of the Portuguese Romantic movement, he also took an active part in the political movements of his country. Of his plays, Frei Luis de Sousa/Brother Luiz de Sousa (1844; translated 1909), built on the pattern of classical Greek tragedy, is considered the finest national drama of Portugal. |
| His other works include an epic poem called Dona Branca (1826), Romanceiro, a collection of Portuguese folk tales, and Folhas caídas, a volume of lyrics. |
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