Dedication by Manuel Bandeira to Getúlio Vargas

Antonio Gonçalves Dias (1823-1864). Poetic Works by A. Gonçalves Dias. Organization, verification of the text, chronology and notes by Manuel Bandeira. São Paulo: Companhia Editora Nacional, 1944. 2 v.;

Dedication on the home page: To dr. Getulio Vargas has the honor to offer his fellow admirer Manuel Bandeira. Rio, August 1944.

Manuel Carneiro de Sousa Bandeira Filho (1886-1968) was a poet from Pernambuco, as well as a Literature and Arts critic, draughtsman, literary historian, translator, professor of literature, federal inspector of education appointed by Vargas, member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and of the National Historical and Artistic Heritage Advisory Council. The great Brazilian poet was also one of the intellectuals captivated by Vargas.