Albuquerque was born in 1867 in
Recife,
Pernambuco, the son of Dr. José Joaquim de Campos de Medeiros e Albuquerque. Initially homeschooled by his mother, he studied at the
Colégio Pedro II and later in
Lisbon. Returning to Brazil, he studied
natural history with
Émil Goeldi and was tutored by
Sílvio Romero. He initially worked as a primary teacher, getting in contact with famous writers such as
Francisco de Paula Ney and
Pardal Mallet. In 1889 he published his first poetry books:
Pecados and
Canções da Decadência, of strong
Symbolist influence. In 1888 he worked for the newspaper
Novidades alongside
Alcindo Guanabara, defending
Abolitionist ideals. With the
proclamation of the Republic in Brazil, he was nominated a secretary by
Aristides Lobo and a minister by
Benjamin Constant Botelho de Magalhães. From 1890 onwards he became a teacher for the
Escola Nacional de Belas Artes and wrote the lyrics of the
Brazilian Republic Anthem. He was a convicted atheist for most of his life, but he converted to
catholicism later in life. During his last years of life, he would write for many newspapers, using pen names such as
Armando Quevedo,
Atasius Noll,
J. dos Santos,
Max and
Rifiúfio Singapura. He died in 1934. ==Works==