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Francisco Adolfo de Varnhagen, Viscount of Porto Seguro (1816–1878)
Varnhagen, Francisco Adolfo de, Viscount of Porto Seguro (värn-ä’gen). A celebrated Brazilian diplomatist and historian; born at São João de Ypanema (São Paulo), Feb. 17, 1816; died at Vienna, Austria, June 29, 1878. His youth was passed in Portugal; on his return to Brazil in 1841, he was appointed to diplomatic positions in Lisbon, Paraguay, Peru, Vienna, and other places. Chief among his works are: ‘General History of Brazil’ (2 vols., 1854–57); ‘History of the Struggles with the Dutch in Brazil’ (2d ed. 1874); ‘Anthology of Brazilian Poetry’ (1850–53); biographical studies; monographs on Amerigo Vespucci; etc.