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EÇA (Filipe Gastão de Moura Coutinho Almeida de). LACERDA e ALMEIDA, Escravo do Dever e Mártir da Ciência (1753-1798). Lisboa. 1951. - EÇA (Filipe Gastão de Moura Coutinho Almeida de) LACERDA e ALMEIDA, Escravo do Dever e Mártir da Ciência (1753-1798) . Apontamentos históricos, biográficos e Genealógicos, com Algumas Notícias e Docuimentos Inéditos Acerca do Insigne Explorador das Selvas Brasileiras dos Sertões Africanos. Prefácio do Dr. Alberto Iria, Director do Arquivo Histórico Colonial. Lisboa: s.n., 1951. 222, [2] pp.: il.; 225 mm. Francisco José de Lacerda e Almeida (Lisbon, 1753 – Cazembé, 1798), a Portuguese astronomer and geographer, was one of the most notable explorers of the African interior in the 18th century. He led scientific expeditions in Brazil and spearheaded an attempt to cross the African continent from Mozambique to Angola, dying before completing the mission. Filipe Gastão de Moura Coutinho Almeida de Eça brings together in this volume historical, biographical, and genealogical notes, along with previously unpublished documents relating to this distinguished explorer of the Brazilian jungles and the African hinterlands. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate