João da Cruz e Sousa
1861
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1898
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
movement: Symbolism
country of citizenship: Brazil
languages spoken, written or signed: Portuguese
occupation: poet, journalist, writer
João da Cruz e Sousa (24 November 1861 – 19 March 1898), also referred to simply as Cruz e Sousa, was a Brazilian poet and journalist, famous for being one of the first Brazilian Symbolist poets. A descendant of African slaves, he has received the epithets of "Black Dante" and "Black Swan". He is the patron of the 15th chair of the Academia Catarinense de Letras. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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