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José Basílio da Gama


Born
in Tiradentes, Brazil
April 08, 1741

Died
July 31, 1795

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José Basílio da Gama was a Brazilian-born Portuguese poet and member of the Society of Jesus, famous for the epic poem O Uraguai.

The death of his father, when he was a young child, caused a hard situation in his life. During this period, a brigadier named Alpoim who served as his protector sent him to Rio de Janeiro, where he studied at Jesuit College, starting his novitiate for the Society of Jesus. With the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1759, Basílio went to Europe, where he travelled through many countries, such as Italy and Portugal, between 1760 and 1767. In Italy, he ingressed at the Roman Arcadia, where he adopted the pen name Termindo Sipílio.

During the first months of 1767, he went to Rio de Janeiro, to the inauguration of the ship "
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O Uraguai

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Clássicos da Poesia Brasileira

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A declamação trágica

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As minas de ouro do Brasil ...

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Quitúbia

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A Liberdade

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Obras Poéticas de Basílio d...

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Epicos Brasileiros: O Uragu...

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Lenitivo da saudade na sens...

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The Uruguary A Historical R...

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“Ainda que talvez, em falta de outro,
Com grosseiras ações o povo exorte,
Gritando sempre, e sempre repetindo,
Que do bom Pai Adão a triste raça
Por degraus degenera, e que este mundo
Piorando envelhece.”
José Basílio da Gama, O Uraguai

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