About Jose Alvares De Azevedo

 Hi friends, Today let's know more about Jose Alvares De Azevedo

Azevedo was born on this day in 1834 in Rio de Janeiro. He was born blind and was known to be extremely intelligent and endlessly curious as a child — he investigated the world around him through touch only. His family sent him to the Royal Institute of Blind Young People in Paris, the only school specialized in education for the blind, from age 10 to 16. Azevedo attended the school at a time when it was experimenting with the newly-introduced braille writing system.

He returned to Brazil in 1850 inspired by two goals: to advocate for the blind people in his country and to create a school like the one he studied, in Paris. Azevedo gave lectures about the ease and importance of educating the blind wherever he could, from family homes to the Imperial Court. He also taught his fellow blind Brazilians how to read and write in braille.

One of his students was the daughter of the Imperial Court’s physician. The doctor, impressed by his daughter’s development, organized an audience with the Brazilian emperor. Azevedo gave a moving presentation and showed what a visually-disabled person could achieve.

He was granted the resources to open the country’s first school for the blind, the Imperial Instituto dos Meninos Cegos (or the Imperial Institute of Blind Children). Today, the school continues its education program as the Instituto Benjamin Constant and has expanded its offerings to include physical education, acting classes, self-care and daily living guidance, and more.

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