Fernando Bastos de Ávila
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Fernando Bastos de Ávila (March 17, 1918 – November 6, 2010) was a Brazil
ian Roman Catholic priest. A member of the Society of Jesus
, de Ávila was a member of the Academia Brasileira de Letras
and vice-chancellor of Pontificía Universidade Católica.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian Roman Catholic priest. A member of the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
, de Ávila was a member of the Academia Brasileira de Letras
Academia Brasileira de Letras
Academia Brasileira de Letras is a Brazilian literary non-profit society established at the end of the 19th century by a group of 40 writers and poets inspired by the Académie Française. The first president, Machado de Assis, declared its foundation on December 15, 1896, with the statutes being...
and vice-chancellor of Pontificía Universidade Católica.