Cláudio Manuel da Costa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cláudio Manuel da Costa

Brazilian poet and musician

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1729

Place of Birth: Mariana, Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Date of Death: 04-Jul-1789

Profession: writer, lawyer, poet, musician

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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. He is the patron of the 8th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.