Santa Rita Durão

Poet, Author

1722 – 1784

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Who was Santa Rita Durão?

José de Santa Rita Durão was a Colonial Brazilian Neoclassic poet, orator and Augustinian friar. He is considered a forerunner of the "Indianism" in the literature of Brazil, with his epic poem Caramuru.

He is the correspondent patron of the 9th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.

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Born
1722
Mariana
Also known as
  • Santa Rita Durao
  • José de Santa Rita Durão
  • Jose de Santa Rita Durao
Nationality
  • Brazil
Profession
Education
  • University of Coimbra
Died
1784
Lisbon

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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