Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira
Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira (May 3, 1910 – February 28, 1989) was a Brazilian lexicographer, philologist, translator, and writer, best known for editing the Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa, a major dictionary of the Portuguese language.
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| Born | May 3rd, 1910 Passo de Camaragibe, Brazil |
| Died | February 28th, 1989 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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His family name was originally spelled Hollanda, but was changed to Holanda, presumably to follow the Portuguese spelling reform of 1943.
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