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Brazilian epic poem by Santa Rita Durão From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Caramuru is an epic poem written by colonial Brazilian Augustinian friar Santa Rita Durão. It was published in 1781 and is one of the most famous Indianist works of Brazilian Neoclassicism – the other being Basílio da Gama's O Uraguai.
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Author | Santa Rita Durão |
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Language | Portuguese |
Genre | Epic poem |
Publisher | Régia Oficina Tipográfica |
Publication date | 1781 |
Media type | Hardcover |
Inspired by Luís de Camões' The Lusiads, it is divided in ten cantos.[1] The poem tells the story of the famous Portuguese sailor Diogo Álvares Correia,[2] known as "Caramuru" (Old Tupi for "Son of the Thunder"), who shipwrecked on the shores of present-day Bahia and had to live among the local indigenous peoples. The poem also alludes to Correia's wife, Catarina Paraguaçu, as a seer, being able to foresee the Dutch invasions of Brazil.
The poem is written in ottava rima[3][4] (oitava rima in Portuguese).[5] The lines consist of ten syllables and the strophe rhymes according to the abababcc pattern. Here is the first stanza of the poem. The hero "Filho do Trovão" is introduced in it.
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