Eugênia Infante da Câmara (1837–1874) was a Portuguese actress, poet, author and director of plays, active in both

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and

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. As well as for her own artistic achievements, she is remembered for her affair with, and influence upon, the Brazilian poet

Castro Alves Antônio Frederico de Castro Alves (14 March 1847 – 6 July 1871) was a Brazilian poet and playwright famous for his abolitionist and republican poems. One of the most famous poets of the Condorist movement, he wrote classics such as '' Esp ...

. She was born in

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, on April 9, 1837, and died in Rio de Janeiro on May 28, 1874. When she was 22 years old, Câmara traveled to

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, Brazil. She met Castro Alves in 1866 and fell in love with him. For two years the couple lived and traveled together until they split up in January 1868. A fictionalized version of Câmara was played by actress

Amália Rodrigues Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues (23 July 1920 – 6 October 1999), known as simply Amália Rodrigues () or popularly as Amália, was a Portuguese fado singer (''fadista''). Dubbed ''Rainha do Fado'' ("Queen of Fado"), she was instrumen ...

in the 1949 Brazilian movie ''Vendaval Maravilhoso''.

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1837 births 1874 deaths Portuguese emigrants to Brazil 19th-century Portuguese actresses Portuguese stage actresses Actresses from Lisbon 19th-century Brazilian actresses {{Theat-bio-stub