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Also Known As José Basílio da Gama
Born 1740 • Brazil
Died July 31, 1795 (aged 55) • Lisbon • Portugal
Notable Works “O Uraguai”
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Augusto de Campos
Brazilian poet and critic
Portrait of Cecilia Meireles in orange ink on a 100 Cruzeiros 1989 Brazilian banknote, surrounded by geometric and floral patterns.
Cecília Meireles
Brazilian poet
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Gregório de Matos Guerra
Brazilian poet
Andrade, Oswald de
Oswald de Andrade
Brazilian author
Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Brazilian poet and journalist
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José de Santa Rita Durão
Brazilian poet
Gonçalves Dias
Antônio Gonçalves Dias
Brazilian poet
andrade, mario de
Mário de Andrade
Brazilian writer
Statue of Antônio de Castro Alves, Brazil.
Antônio de Castro Alves
Brazilian poet
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Vinícius de Moraes
Brazilian poet and lyricist
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Jorge de Lima
Brazilian author
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João da Cruz e Sousa
Brazilian poet
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Murilo Mendes
Brazilian poet
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Rui Ribeiro Couto
Brazilian writer
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Cassiano Ricardo
Brazilian poet, critic, and journalist
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Bernardo Guimarães
Brazilian author
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Afrânio Coutinho
Brazilian writer and literary critic
Paulo Coelho smiling in a close-up portrait, wearing a black jacket, with photographers and camera flashes in the blurred background at the Cannes Film Festival.
Paulo Coelho
Brazilian author
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Rachel de Queiroz
Brazilian novelist
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Rubem Fonseca
Brazilian author

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