Background
BARRETO, Abilio was born on October 22, 1883 in Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
historian public official writer
BARRETO, Abilio was born on October 22, 1883 in Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Educated privately.
Secretary, Diário de Noticias, 1907, Folha do Dia, 1914. Editor, review Vida de Minas, 1915. Organized cattle expns. in Paraisópolis, 1920-1922.
Senior official, Arquivo Público Mineiro, Belo Horizonte, 1924-1934. Organized city archives of Belo Horizonte, 1935-1942. Organizer and director, Museu Histórico de Belo Horizonte, 1943-1946.
President, commission to celebrate 50th anniversary of Belo Horizonte, 1945. Secretary of the city council, and pres, of its commission on promotions, since 1946.
Member: Academy Mineira de Letras, Institute Histórico e Geográfico de Minas Gerais.