Writer and statesman. Born Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo in Recife, Brazil. In 1878 he began to fight against slavery through his political activity and writings. It was eventually abolished in 1888. Ambassador to Great Britain and the U.S.A. Died in Washington U.S.A.
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