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Olavo Bilac


 

Olavo Braz Martins dos Guimarăes Bilac (December 16, 1865December 28, 1918) was a Brazilian poet of the Parnassian school.

Trivia

  • Olavo Braz Martins dos Guimarăes Bilac has exactly twelve syllables- which makes it an alexandrine verse. Fervent fans see in this that Bilac was pre-destinated to poetry.
  • His last words, as newspapers of the time show, were "Give me coffee! I´m going to write!"