Colaço, Branca de Gonta (1880–1944)

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Colaço, Branca de Gonta (1880–1944)

Portuguese poet and literary critic. Name variations: Branca de Gonta Colaco. Born Branca Ribeiro 1880; died 1944; dau. of Tomás Ribeiro (poet); m. Jorge Calaço (1868–1942, painter), 1898.

Poet whose home became an important gathering place for writers and artists; collections, reminiscent of 19th-century poetry, include Matinas (1907) and 4 other vols. (1912–26); also published critical works Poetas de Ontem (1915) and Cartas de Camilo Castello Branco a TomásRibeiro (1922).

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