Evaldo Cabral de Mello

Evaldo Cabral de Mello
Born (1936-01-20) January 20, 1936
Recife, Brazil

Evaldo Cabral de Mello (Recife, January 20, 1936) is a Brazilian historian, history writer and former diplomat, considered to be one of the most important Brazilian historians of the twentieth century.[1]

He studied the philosophy of history in Madrid and London. After his study, Cabral de Mello worked as a diplomat for the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1962 until his retirement.

In 1975 he released his first book,Olinda restaurada: guerra e açúcar no Nordeste, 1630-1654. Since then he has written several books, including O negócio do Brasil: Portugal, os Países Baixos e o Nordeste, 1641-1669. In this book he showed that the Portuguese reconquest of Brazil from the Dutch was no military victory, but that a large sum of money was paid by Portugal to the Dutch Republic in exchange for the colony.

In 1992 he was appointed Member of the Brazilian Order of Scientific Merit by the Brazilian government.[2] In October 2014 he was appointed Member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (cadeira 34).[3]

References

  1. ↑ Brazilian Embassy - Washington D.C. - Brazilian Diplomacy
  2. ↑ Evaldo Cabral de Mello - Membros da ONMC
  3. ↑ ABL elege o historiador Evaldo Cabral de Mello para a sucessão do Acadêmico João Ubaldo Ribeiro


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