Manuel Raimundo Querino
Brazilian writer
Died when: 71 years 201 days (858 months)Star Sign: Leo
Manuel Raimundo Querino (July 28, 1851 - February 14, 1923) was a prominent Afro-Brazilian artist and intellectual.Querino's pioneering ethnographic works focused on the contributions of Africans to Brazilian history and culture.
Assessing his contributions, the historian says, "Querino was the first black to write Brazilian history, a task to which he brought a much-needed perspective."
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