Arménio Vieira

Elena Brugioni (UNICAMP Universidade Estadual de Campinas); Fernanda Gallo (UNICAMP Universidade Estadual de Campinas)

Ed. by Denise Saive, Independent Scholar - Europe
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 8.2.2: Lusophone (Portuguese) and Spanish African Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Helen Rachel Cousins (Birmingham Newman University), Denise Saive (Independent Scholar - Europe), Maria Tavares (Queen's University Belfast)

Dates

Born 1941

Places

Born in Cape Verde Islands
Active in Cape Verde Islands

Activities

Primary

Journalist
Poet
Prose writer

Resources

Vieira e Silva's Works

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The Cape Verdean poet, writer and journalist Arménio Adroaldo Vieira e Silva was born in the city of Praia, Santiago Island, in 1941. Political and intellectual activity against the Salazar regime led to his persecution by the International and State Defense Police (PIDE) and his subsequent imprisonment in Praia and, later, Penamacor. During military service he was mobilized to serve in Angola for three years. He eventually returned to Cape Verde in 1967. Vieira published his first poems before prison, in 1961-1962, in various Cape Verdean and international magazines, including the

Boletim de propaganda e informação de Cabo Verde

and

Mákua

(Angola). At the same time, he wrote for the newspaper

Notícias de Cabo Verde

and participated in the creation of the literary supplement

Seló

in…

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Citation: Brugioni, Elena, Fernanda Gallo. "Arménio Vieira". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 08 June 2019 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14473, accessed 22 November 2024.]