Basílio da Gama
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José Basílio da Gama (April 10, 1740 – July 31, 1795) was a colonial Brazilian poet and member of the Society of Jesus, famous for the epic poem O Uraguai. He wrote under the pen name Termindo Sipílio.[1]
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Born | José Basílio da Gama (1740-04-10)10 April 1740 Tiradentes, Minas Gerais, Colony of Brazil |
Died | 31 July 1795(1795-07-31) (aged 55) Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
Pen name | Termindo Sipílio |
Occupation | Poet |
Literary movement | Neoclassicism |
Notable works | O Uraguai |
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He is patron of the 4th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.[2]