# Afrânio Peixoto

> Júlio Afrânio Peixoto was a Brazilian physician, writer, politician, historian, professor, and pioneering eugenicist. He held many public offices, including Brazilian congressional representative from Bahia in the federal Câmara de Deputados (1924–1930), first the president of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, member of the Brazilian Cultural Center in the United States, president of the Academia Brasileira de Letras, and honorary doctorates from Coimbra University and the University of Lisbon, Portugal.

*Brazilian writer and politician, member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and federal deputy for the State of Bahia (1876–1947)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Country:** Brazil
- **Born:** 1876-12-17
- **Died:** 1947-01-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
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