Costa (José Simão da)
Born in Funchal and residing in Brazil for many years. He graduated from a higher institute in the United States of North America and is a member of the Latin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Fine Letters of Paris, as well as several literary societies in Brazil. In addition to his collaboration in various newspapers, he published 'Intensive Culture of the Coconut Palm, Its Economic Value', Rio de Janeiro, 1913, and 'The Amazon Region. Its Present, Past, and Future', Rio de Janeiro, 1913. He passed away in Brazil in June 1923.