WRITER

Gonçalves Dias

1823 - 1864

Photo of Gonçalves Dias

Icon of person Gonçalves Dias

Antônio Gonçalves Dias (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtõnju ɡõˈsawviz ˈdʒiɐs]; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gonçalves Dias is the 4,685th most popular writer (down from 4,618th in 2019), the 532nd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 509th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Brazilian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Gonçalves Dias by language

Loading...

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gonçalves Dias ranks 4,685 out of 7,302. Before him are Bhalchandra Nemade, Chen Zi'ang, Alfredo Zitarrosa, Elbert Hubbard, William Trevor, and Constantin Negruzzi. After him are Zane Grey, José Craveirinha, Solomon Alkabetz, Roy Jacobsen, Adikavi Pampa, and Uğur Mumcu.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1823, Gonçalves Dias ranks 65. Before him are Karl Schenk, Ahmed Vefik Pasha, Spencer Fullerton Baird, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Eduard Oscar Schmidt, and Oscar Dickson. After him are Daniel Harrwitz, Ernest Reyer, John Evans, Dmitry Tolstoy, Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, and Emilio Arrieta. Among people deceased in 1864, Gonçalves Dias ranks 59. Before him are El Hadj Umar Tall, Anna Harrison, Hermann, Prince of Wied, Walter Savage Landor, Rudolf Wagner, and Nassau William Senior. After him are Roger B. Taney, Gaetano Bedini, Jacques Jasmin, José Justo Corro, Adelaide Anne Procter, and Juris Alunāns.

Others Born in 1823

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1864

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Gonçalves Dias ranks 532 out of 2,236. Before him are Miranda (1984), Ely (1921), Moacyr Scliar (1937), Márcio Santos (1969), Maurinho (1933), and Alex Ribeiro (1948). After him are Christian Fittipaldi (1971), Beth Carvalho (1946), Cicinho (1980), Clara Nunes (1942), Valdeir Vieira (1944), and César Lattes (1924).

Others born in Brazil

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In Brazil

Among writers born in Brazil, Gonçalves Dias ranks 23. Before him are Rubem Fonseca (1925), Lui Morais (1961), Lygia Fagundes Telles (1923), Ana Maria Machado (1941), Rachel de Queiroz (1910), and Moacyr Scliar (1937). After him are Graciliano Ramos (1892), Nélida Piñon (1937), Olavo Bilac (1865), Lygia Bojunga Nunes (1932), Manuel Bandeira (1886), and João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920).

Brazilian born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous