João da Cruz e Sousa
Brazilian poet
Died when: 36 years 115 days (435 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
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.
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