Gonçalves Dias, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gonçalves Dias

Brazilian poet and dramatist

Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1823

Place of Birth: Caxias, Maranhão, Brazil

Date of Death: 03-Nov-1864

Profession: writer, lawyer, poet, historian, playwright, ethnologist, university teacher, journalist, theatrologist

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Antônio Gonçalves Dias (Portuguese pronunciation: [?~'tonju gõ'sawvis 'd?i?s]; August 10, 1823 – November 3, 1864) was a Brazilian Romantic poet, playwright, ethnographer, lawyer and linguist.
A major exponent of Brazilian Romanticism and of the literary tradition known as "Indianism", he is famous for writing "Canção do exílio" (arguably the most well-known poem of Brazilian literature), the short narrative poem I-Juca-Pirama, the unfinished epic Os Timbiras, and many other nationalist and patriotic poems that would award him posthumously with the title of national poet of Brazil.
He was also an avid researcher of Native Brazilian languages and folklore. He is the patron of the 15th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.