Biografia de GONÇALVES DIAS - "Príncipe" dos Poetas Brasileiros - Autor da Famosa "Canção do Exílio"

Support Culture: Become a Channel Member starting at R$1.99 per month. GONÇALVES DIAS (1823-1864) was a Brazilian poet, professor, journalist, and playwright. He was the poet who most elevated Indianism. He is considered the Prince of Brazilian poets of the First Romantic Generation. Studying in Portugal, for a long time away from Brazil, he missed his homeland and wrote the famous poem "Canção do Exílio" (Song of Exile), a classic of our literature. Among his main Indianist poems, "Juca Pirama" – "he who must die" in Tupi – stands out; it is considered the most perfect Indianist epic poem in Brazilian literature. The poet is the Patron of chair number 15 of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, chosen by its founder Olavo Bilac. That's our story for today. If you liked it, leave a like, comment, and share this biography with others. Let's encourage culture in our country. Until the next story! (Tania Barros) References: Brazilian Academy of Letters e-Biography TodaMatéria Wikipedia Works by Gonçalves Dias • Beatriz Cenci, theater, 1843 • Song of Exile, 1843 • Patkull, theater, 1843 • Meditation, 1845 • The Song of the Piaga, 1846 • First Songs, 1847 • Leonor de Mendonça, 1847 • Second Songs, 1848 • Sextets of Friar Antão, 1848 • Last Songs, 1851 • I - Juca Pirama, 1851 • Songs, 1857 • The Timbiras, 1857 (unfinished) • Dictionary of the Tupi Language, 1858 • Liria Varia, 1869 (posthumous work) • Song of the Tamoio • Bed of Green Leaves • Marabá • If One Dies of Love • Once More • Your Eyes • Song of Death • My Angel, Listen • Green Eyes • The Warrior's Song • The Indian's Song • If I Love You, I Don't Know