What is Tarcísio Padilha?
'''Tarcísio Meirelles Padilha''' (17 April 1928 – 9 September 2021) was a Brazilian [[philosopher]]. He was Chair of the [[Brazilian Academy of Letters]] from 2000 until 2001. He was born in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]. In 1997, he was elected a member of the academy. Padilha died on 9 September 2021 in Rio de Janeiro from [[COVID-19]] at the age of 93.<ref>[https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2021/09/morre-tarcisio-padilha-ex-presidente-da-academia-brasileira-de-letras-de-covid.shtml Morre Tarcísio Padilha, ex-presidente da Academia Brasileira de Letras, de Covid] {{in lang|pt}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Padilha, Tarcisio}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Brazilian philosophers]] [[Category:Writers from Rio de Janeiro]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Rio de Janeiro]] {{bio-stub}}