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Also Known As Poet of the Slaves
Born March 14, 1847 • Brazil
Died July 6, 1871 (aged 24) • Salvador • Brazil
Notable Works “A Cachoeira de Paulo Afonso” • “Os escravos”
Movement / Style Condoreira school • Romanticism

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Statue of Antônio de Castro Alves, Brazil.
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