Major Napoleão Bezerra

Major Alfredo Napoleão Pereira Bezerra
Born	January 17, 1911(1911-01-17) Santa Maria de Belém do Grão Pará, Brazil
Died	February 3, 1992(1992-02-03) (aged 81)
Nationality	Brazilian
Known for	Amazon exploration
Children	Marlene Moura Bezerra, Helena Bezerra Torelly and Alfredo Napoleão Moura Bezerra

The Amazon has always represented a landmark in the life of Alfredo Napoleão Pereira Bezerra (1911–1992). He was born on January 17, 1911, in Santa Maria de Belém do Grão Pará or simply Belém, which is now known as the city that lies at the mouth of the Amazon River. He traveled through the bayous of the coastal path that led to the island of Marajó, visited the farms Pacoval and Pacovalinho, lived with the Caboclos, cataloged birds and water buffalo, recording the region's culture. Indeed, the rampant nationalism that would follow him throughout his life deeply and manifest later in his military career, has its origin there. When transferred in 1952 to the Boundary Element Battalion, the Brazilian Army, based in Manaus, transformed what would be an exile into an opportunity to return to the landscape of his childhood. But now the exercise of their political and social ideas advanced in defense of oil and national sovereignty, he once again traveled the bayous with accurate perception, recording images and recreating them for the written word in newspaper articles. He called attention to interesting, indigenous objects collected from utilities and banks ceramic ceremonial adornments, some of which disappeared over time. The collection was donated by his children to the Cultural Center of the Amazonian Peoples - CCPA, Manaus (AM), in his memory. His ideals were not understood in his time, but manifests in his libertarian spirit before its time, and his conservatism in defense of oil and the Amazon are now recurring themes in Brazilian culture. As a keen observer of national life, he worked in several newspapers, including the Diário de Pernambuco, A Gazeta and O Jornal, both of Manaus, the family owning copies of many articles published there. Spreading nationalism and discussing their ideas, he gave countless lectures and conferences throughout Brazil. He died on February 3, 1992.

In memory of Alfredo Napoleão Pereira Bezerra, in homage to his children, Marlene Moura Bezerra, Helena Bezerra Torelly and Alfredo Napoleão Moura Bezerra.

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Name	Bezerra, Napoleao
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Date of birth	January 17, 1911
Place of birth	Santa Maria de Belém do Grão Pará, Brazil
Date of death	February 3, 1992
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