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João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett (b. February 4, 1799 in Porto - December 9, 1854 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese Romanticist and a writer.

His parents were António Bernardo da Silva Garrett and Ana Augusta de Almeida Leitão. He fled for Angra do Heroísmo in the northern part of the Azores when French troops which led by Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Portugal. In the Azores, he was taught by his uncle, Dom Alexandre. In 1818, he moved to Coimbra to study at the University of Coimbra. In 1818, he published O Retrato de Vénus. He also changed his name to Almeida Garrett.

He participated in the Portuguese Liberal Revolution in 1820 and he was exiled to England in 1823, after the Vilafrancada, he married Luísa Midosi and she was only 14 years old that time. He continued with the romanticist movement. He went to France where he wrote Camões in 1825 and Dona Branca in 1826. In 1826, he returned to Portugal where he stayed for two years until the return of Dom Miguel in 1828. He left for England for his second time and he published Adozina and Catão in 1828.

Almeida Garrett, together with Alexandre Herculano and Joaquim António de Aguiar which he took part in the Landing of Mindelo. He returned to Portugal. He dedicated his literarial activities. He bruke up with Luisa in 1835. He married Adelaide Pastor from 1841 until his death.

He published his masterpiece Frei Luís de Sousa in 1843. In 1851, he received the title Visconde de Almeida Garrett. He died of cancer in 1854.

The library in Porto which is named Biblioteca Municipal Almeida Garret is named in his honor.

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