Caramuru (epic poem)

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Caramuru

Title page from the first edition
Author	Santa Rita Durão
Language	Portuguese
Genre	Epic poem
Publisher	Régia Oficina Tipográfica
Publication date	1781
Media type	Hardcover

Caramuru is an epic poem written by colonial Brazilian Augustinian friar Santa Rita Durão. It was published in 1781 and is one of the most famous Indianist works of Brazilian Neoclassicism – the other being Basílio da Gama's O Uraguai.