Pessoa

British  

/ pɛˈsəʊə /

noun

1. Fernando. 1888–1935, Portuguese poet, who ascribed much of his work to three imaginary poets, Alvaro de Campos, Alberto Caeiro, and Ricardo Reis

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Example Sentences

“When a multinational operates in Brazil, it needs 20 to 30 times more accountants than in other countries. Brazil has the highest compliance cost in the world,” Pessoa said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Gabriela Sá Pessoa in Rio de Janeiro and Amanda Coletta in Toronto contributed to this report.

From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2023

As part of a Interpol-led multinational police operation aimed at combatting the 'Ndrangheta, he was finally tracked down to a hotel in the city of João Pessoa in 2021.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2022

It is written in the voice of Bernardo Soares, one of the alternate selves of Pessoa, who wrote under dozens of identities he referred to as heteronyms.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2022

In a quarrel at Macao some Japanese sailors lost their lives, and their comrades were compelled by the commandant, Pessoa, to sign a declaration exonerating the Portuguese.

From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)