Santa Rita Durão Writer

José de Santa Rita Durão (1722–1784) 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.

Personal facts

Santa Rita Durão
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1722
Birth nameJosé de Santa Rita Durão
Birth place
Brazil , Colonial Brazil , Minas Gerais , Mariana Minas Gerais
Nationality
Portuguese people
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1784
Place of death
Lisbon , Portugal , Kingdom of Portugal
Education
University of Coimbra

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Writer

genre
Epic poetry
influenced by
movement
Neoclassicism
notable work
Caramuru (epic poem)

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