Cláudio Manuel da Costa
Brazilian poet and musician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cláudio Manuel da Costa (June 4, 1729 – July 4, 1789) was a Brazilian poet and musician, considered to be the introducer of Neoclassicism in Brazil. He wrote under the pen name Glauceste Satúrnio, and his most famous work is the epic poem Vila Rica, that tells the history of the homonymous city, nowadays called Ouro Preto.
Cláudio Manuel da Costa | |
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Born | (1729-06-04)4 June 1729 Mariana, Minas Gerais, Portuguese Colony of Brazil |
Died | 4 July 1789(1789-07-04) (aged 60) Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Portuguese Colony of Brazil |
Pen name | Glauceste Satúrnio |
Occupation | Poet, jurist, activist, lawyer |
Nationality | Portuguese Empire |
Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
Literary movement | Neoclassicism |
Notable works | Vila Rica, Obras Poéticas de Glauceste Satúrnio |
He is the patron of the 8th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
It is speculated that he translated Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations and Theory of Moral Sentiments into Portuguese. Some claim that he had connections with the Illuminati, an Enlightenment-oriented secret society created in Bavaria that has influenced numerous revolutions.[1]