Bernardim Ribeiro
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Bernardim Ribeiro (1482, Torrão, Portugal - October 1552, Lisbon) was a Portuguese poet and writer. His father, Damião Ribeiro, was implicated in the conspiracy against John II of Portugal. His Livro das saudades mostly known as Menina e moça for its first line is one of the finest examples of the genre of shepherd romance in Renaissance literature.
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