Cláudio Manuel da Costa Writer

Cláudio Manuel da Costa (June 4, 1729 – July 4, 1789) was a Brazilian poet and musician, considered to be the introducer of the Neoclassicism in Brazil. He wrote under the pen name Glauceste Satúrnio, and his most famous work is the epic poem Vila Rica, that tells the history of the homonymous city, nowadays called Ouro Preto.He is patron of the 8th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Glauceste Satúrnio
PseudonymGlauceste Satúrnio
Birth dateJune 04, 1729
Birth place
Brazil , Colonial Brazil , Minas Gerais , Mariana Minas Gerais
Ethnicity
White people
Date of deathJuly 04, 1789
Place of death
Brazil , Ouro Preto , Colonial Brazil , Minas Gerais
Education
University of Coimbra

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