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José Basílio da Gama

Born

in Tiradentes, Brazil

April 08, 1741

Died

July 31, 1795

Genre

Poetry

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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 " ...more

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Average rating: 2.78 · 320 ratings · 25 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	O Uraguai 2.71 avg rating — 304 ratings — published 1769 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clássicos da Poesia Brasileira by Frederico Barbosa (Organizador), Gregório de Matos, Augusto dos Anjos 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A declamação trágica really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	As minas de ouro do Brasil / Brasilienses aurifodinae by José Basílio da Gama, Alexandra de Brito Mariano (Tradutor), Vania Pinheiro Chaves (Prefácio) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quitúbia it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Liberdade 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Obras Poéticas de Basílio da Gama by José Basílio da Gama, Ivan Prado Teixeira 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Epicos Brasileiros: O Uraguay, Por Jose Basilio Da Gama. O Caramuru, Por Fr. Jose de S. Rita Durao 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lenitivo da saudade na sensivel morte do Serenissimo Senhor D. Joseph, Principe do Brasil. : Pio, religioso, liberalissimo. 1788 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Uruguary A Historical Romance of South America. the Sir Richard F. Burton Translation. Edited with Introduction, notes, and Bibliography by Frederick C. H. Garcia and Edward F. Stanton by José Basílio da Gama, Richard Francis Burton 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by José Basílio da Gama (?)

“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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