Machado
/ (Portuguese maˈʃadu) /
Joaquim Maria (ʒuaˈkɪ maˈria). 1839–1908, Brazilian author of novels and short stories, whose novels include Epitaph of a Small Winner (1881) and Dom Casmurro (1899)
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A lot has changed since China—pronounced “Cheena”—Machado was a household name.
China Machado in 'About Face': A Fashion Legend Takes On Aging | Isabel Wilkinson | July 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTChina Machado, 82, appears in a new HBO documentary, ‘About Face.’
China Machado in 'About Face': A Fashion Legend Takes On Aging | Isabel Wilkinson | July 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Machado, now 82, has aged gracefully—and, by her account, completely naturally.
China Machado in 'About Face': A Fashion Legend Takes On Aging | Isabel Wilkinson | July 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTDespite this, Machado re-signed a modeling contract in 2010 at age 80.
China Machado in 'About Face': A Fashion Legend Takes On Aging | Isabel Wilkinson | July 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFerreira has since opened up a pet shop, borrowing money from a loan shark, who apparently “took pity on her,” Machado says.
The Abbade Machado's name is in almost all the historical books I have yet seen in the library.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamThe judgment of Verissimo upon Machado de Assis differs somewhat from that of his distinguished compatriots.
Brazilian Tales | Joaquim Maria Machado de AssisAll of Machado de Assis is practically present in his early works; in fact, he did not change, he scarcely developed.
Brazilian Tales | Joaquim Maria Machado de AssisWith the year 1879, however, Machado de Assis began a long phase of maturity that was to last for thirty years.
Brazilian Tales | Joaquim Maria Machado de AssisEarly in the fight Colonel Machado, commanding the native soldiers, fell mortally wounded.
By-Ways of War | James Jeffrey Roche
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