What is Gregório de Mattos's middle name?
De
What is Gregório de Mattos's full name?
Gregório de Matos Guerra
Gregório de Mattos nickname(s):
Boca do Inferno (nickname)
Gregório de Mattos date of birth:
December 23, 1636
How old was Gregório de Mattos when died?
59
Where was Gregório de Mattos born?
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
When did Gregório de Mattos die?
November 26, 1696
Where did Gregório de Mattos die?
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Why did Gregório de Mattos die?
Fever (complications from a)
What is Gregório de Mattos nationality?
Brazilian
What is Gregório de Mattos's occupation?
Poet
Gregório de Mattos claim to fame:
Obras Poéticas (1882, posthumous compilation of his poems) - Obras de Gregório de Matos (1922-1923, second posthumous compilation of his poems in 6 vols)
Short Biography
Gregório de Mattos e Guerra (Salvador April 7, 1636 – Recife November 26, 1696) was the most famous Brazilian Baroque poet. Although he wrote many lyrical and religious poems, he was more well-known by his satirical ones, winning because of them the nickname "Boca do Inferno" (in English: ).