Alvarenga Peixoto
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Inácio José de Alvarenga Peixoto (1744 — 1793) was a Colonial Brazil
ian Neoclassic
poet and a lawyer. He wrote under the pen name Eureste Fenício.
, to Simão Alvarenga Braga and Maria Braga. He studied at the Jesuit College in Rio and would later graduate in Law
at the University of Coimbra, where he met and befriended Basílio da Gama
, another Brazilian poet.
After he graduated, he served as juiz-de-fora in Sintra
. Returning to Brazil, he was senator of the city of São João del Rei
and the ouvidor of the Comarca of Rio das Mortes.
Due to overdue taxes, Peixoto would adhere to the unsuccessful 1789 Minas Conspiracy
, alongside the poets Tomás Antônio Gonzaga
and Cláudio Manuel da Costa
, the priest José da Silva de Oliveira Rolim and the alférez Joaquim José da Silva Xavier (a.k.a. "Tiradentes").
Joaquim Silvério dos Reis, a member of the Conspiracy, delated the movement before it could take place. Peixoto was then captured, arrested and sent to exile
in the city of Ambaca
, in Portuguese Angola, Africa, another colony of the Portuguese Empire
, where he died.
Peixoto was married to the poetess Bárbara Heliodora (1758–1819), having with her four children. It is said that Heliodora suffered from a severe dementia
after Peixoto was exiled.
Colonial Brazil
In the history of Brazil, Colonial Brazil, officially the Viceroyalty of Brazil comprises the period from 1500, with the arrival of the Portuguese, until 1815, when Brazil was elevated to kingdom alongside Portugal as the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves.During the over 300 years...
ian Neoclassic
Neoclassicism
Neoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome...
poet and a lawyer. He wrote under the pen name Eureste Fenício.
Biography
Peixoto was born in Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, to Simão Alvarenga Braga and Maria Braga. He studied at the Jesuit College in Rio and would later graduate in Law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
at the University of Coimbra, where he met and befriended Basílio da Gama
Basílio da Gama
José Basílio da Gama was a Brazilian-born Portuguese poet and member of the Society of Jesus, famous for the epic poem O Uraguai...
, another Brazilian poet.
After he graduated, he served as juiz-de-fora in Sintra
Sintra
Sintra is a town within the municipality of Sintra in the Grande Lisboa subregion of Portugal. Owing to its 19th century Romantic architecture and landscapes, becoming a major tourist centre, visited by many day-trippers who travel from the urbanized suburbs and capital of Lisbon.In addition to...
. Returning to Brazil, he was senator of the city of São João del Rei
São João del Rei
São João del-Rei also spelled São João del Rey or São João del Rei is a historical city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.Population: 40,600 inhabitants....
and the ouvidor of the Comarca of Rio das Mortes.
Due to overdue taxes, Peixoto would adhere to the unsuccessful 1789 Minas Conspiracy
Inconfidência Mineira
The Inconfidência Mineira of 1789 was an unsuccessful Brazilian independence movement.It was a result of the confluence of external and internal causes...
, alongside the poets Tomás Antônio Gonzaga
Tomás Antônio Gonzaga
Tomás Antônio Gonzaga was a Portuguese poet. One of the most famous Neoclassic Brazilian writers, he was also the ouvidor and the ombudsman of the city of Ouro Preto , as well as the desembargador of the appeal court in Bahia...
and Cláudio Manuel da Costa
Cláudio Manuel da Costa
Cláudio Manuel da Costa was a Brazilian poet and musician, considered to be the introducer of the Neoclassicism in Brazil...
, the priest José da Silva de Oliveira Rolim and the alférez Joaquim José da Silva Xavier (a.k.a. "Tiradentes").
Joaquim Silvério dos Reis, a member of the Conspiracy, delated the movement before it could take place. Peixoto was then captured, arrested and sent to exile
Exile
Exile means to be away from one's home , while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return...
in the city of Ambaca
Ambaca
Ambaca is a town and municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola....
, in Portuguese Angola, Africa, another colony of the Portuguese Empire
Portuguese Empire
The Portuguese Empire , also known as the Portuguese Overseas Empire or the Portuguese Colonial Empire , was the first global empire in history...
, where he died.
Peixoto was married to the poetess Bárbara Heliodora (1758–1819), having with her four children. It is said that Heliodora suffered from a severe dementia
Dementia
Dementia is a serious loss of cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging...
after Peixoto was exiled.