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Gregório de Matos

1636 - 1696

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Gregório de Matos e Guerra (December 23, 1636 – November 26, 1696) was a famous Portuguese Baroque poet from Colonial Brazil. Although he wrote many lyrical and religious poems, he was better known for his satirical ones, most of them criticizing the Catholic Church, earning him the nickname "Boca do Inferno" (Hell's Mouth). He is the patron of the 16th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gregório de Matos is the 5,679th most popular writer (down from 4,491st in 2019), the 729th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 484th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Brazilian Writer.

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Among writers, Gregório de Matos ranks 5,679 out of 7,302. Before him are Walter Anderson, Richard Llewellyn, Mary L. Trump, Nicholas Culpeper, Booth Tarkington, and Charlotte von Ahlefeld. After him are William Michael Rossetti, Nahum Tate, Emine Semiye Önasya, Charles Allston Collins, Lars Ahlin, and Jean-Paul Dubois.

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Among people born in 1636, Gregório de Matos ranks 17. Before him are Nikolai Spathari, Libéral Bruant, Charles de La Fosse, Melchiorre Cafà, Justine Siegemund, and Jan Chryzostom Pasek. After him is Thomas Traherne. Among people deceased in 1696, Gregório de Matos ranks 18. Before him are Jean Domat, Shi Lang, Louise Moillon, Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans, Jean Richer, and Wacław Potocki.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Gregório de Matos ranks 729 out of 2,236. Before him are Davi Cortes da Silva (1963), Amauri (1980), Alessandro Santos (1977), Macris (null), Casimiro de Abreu (1839), and César Maluco (1945). After him are Rafael (1990), Paulo Isidoro (1953), Fabrício Werdum (1977), Carlos Roberto Gallo (1956), Raul Boesel (1957), and Luiz Bombonato Goulart (1975).

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Among WRITERS In Brazil

Among writers born in Brazil, Gregório de Matos ranks 36. Before him are João Ubaldo Ribeiro (1941), Erico Verissimo (1905), Castro Alves (1847), Manuel Antônio de Almeida (1831), Álvares de Azevedo (1831), and Casimiro de Abreu (1839). After him are Júlia Lopes de Almeida (1862), Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (1820), Ferreira Gullar (1930), Alberto Dines (1932), Caroline Criado Perez (1984), and João W. Nery (1950).

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