Laurindo Rabelo Biography | Poet

Laurindo José da Silva Rabelo (July 8, 1826 — September 28, 1864) was a Brazilian Ultra-Romantic poet, teacher and medician. Famous for his lundu lyrics and satires, he won the epithet of "the Brazilian Bocage ", and, because of his physical appearance, the nickname " Poeta-Lagartixa " (" Gecko -Poet").