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Caramuru
Portuguese colonist, instrumental in the early colonisation of Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Álvares and the second or paternal family name is Correia.
For the poem by Santa Rita Durão, see Caramuru (epic poem).
Caramuru (c. 1475-1557) was the Tupi name of the Portuguese colonist Diogo Álvares Correia, who is notable for being the first European to establish contact with the native Tupinambá population in modern-day Brazil and was instrumental in the early colonization of Brazil by the Portuguese crown.[1] Notably, Caramuru's native-born wife, Catarina Paraguaçu, was the first South American native to be received at the Palace of Versailles in 1526. He and Catarina would become the first Christian family in Brazil and have three children: Gaspar, Gabriel and Jorge, all named knights by Tomé de Sousa.
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Caramuru | |
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Born | Diogo Álvares Correia c. 1475 |
Died | 5 October 1557 |
Occupation(s) | Explorer and settler |
Spouse | Catarina Paraguaçu |
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