Evaristo da Veiga

{{Short description|Brazilian poet, journalist, politician and bookseller}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Evaristo da Veiga

| image = Evaristo Ferreira da Veiga - Litografia (cropped).jpg

| birth_name = Evaristo Ferreira da Veiga e Barros

| birth_date = 8 October 1799

| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro

| death_date = {{d-da|12 May 1837|8 October 1799}}

| death_place = Rio de Janeiro

| occupation = Journalist, poet, politician

}}

Evaristo Ferreira da Veiga e Barros (October 8, 1799 – May 12, 1837) was a Brazilian poet, journalist, politician, and bookseller. Veiga founded one of the first Brazilian newspapers, A Aurora Fluminense, in 1827, during the reign of Emperor Pedro I.{{Cite book|title = História Cultural da Imprensa|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=HWDKBwAAQBAJ|publisher = Mauad Editora Ltda|date = 2015-04-02|isbn = 9788574787428|language = pt|first = Marialva|last = Barbosa}} He was also deputy and senator for Minas Gerais. Veiga composed poems, including the lyrics for the Hino da Independência and is the patron of the tenth seat of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.{{cite web|title=Evaristo da Veiga- Biografia|url=http://www.academia.org.br/academicos/evaristo-da-veiga/biografia|website=Academia Brasileira de Letras|access-date=29 November 2015}}