Damião Barbosa de Araújo (27 September 1778 – 20 April 1856) was a Brazilian composer. He was born on the

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and died in the city of

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. He is most known for his

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''A intriga amorosa'', which premiered in 1810 at the Teatro do Guadelupe in

. Araújo was the son of a

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and worked for the Brotherhood of Santa Cecilia from 1819. He joined the orchestra of the Imperial Chapel in

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as a violinist in 1822. In this period he met the organist and composer

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(1762-1830) and

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(1767-1830). Araújo returned to Salvador in to become the Master of Music of the

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in 1818, succeeding Alexandre da Fonseca. Araújo composed a work for full orchestra for the reopening and dedication mass of the

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; it was performed on July 5, 1835. The score for the work is stored in the archive of the church.

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