Canção do Exílio
poem by Gonƈlaves Dias
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Brazilian literature
- In Brazilian literature: Nationalism and Romanticism
His poem “Canção do Exílio” (1843; “Song of Exile”), which manifests a deep-rooted nostalgia for his homeland, became a national anthem of sorts. The other significant poet of this period is Antônio de Castro Alves, who wrote antislavery poetry that was later collected in O navio negreiro…
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discussed in biography
- In Antônio Gonçalves Dias
His “Canção do Exílio” (1843; “Song of Exile”), beginning “Minha terra tem palmeiras” (“My land has palm trees”), is known to every Brazilian schoolchild.
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