Rabelo was born in
Rio de Janeiro in 1826, to Ricardo José da Silva Rabelo and Luísa Maria da Conceição. His parents were very poor. Initially, he planned to follow the ecclesiastic career, and entered in a
seminary, but he quit, because of intrigues among his colleagues. He tried a course at the
Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras, but he couldn't make it either. Finally, he entered in a
Medicine course, finishing it in
Bahia, but exercising his profession in Rio. In 1857, he became a doctor for the Army, at
Rio Grande do Sul, returning definitely to Rio in 1863, becoming a
History,
Geography and
Portuguese teacher. In 1860, he married Adelaide Luísa Cordeiro, and could finally get rid of his poverty. He died in 1864, due to heart problems. ==Works==