Gregório de Matos
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A drawing of Gregório de Matos | |
| Born | Gregório de Matos e Guerra 23 December 1636 Salvador, Bahia, Portuguese Brazil |
| Died | 26 November 1696 (aged 59) Recife, Pernambuco, Portuguese Brazil |
| Pen name | Boca do Inferno |
| Occupation | Poet, lawyer |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
| Subject | Satires |
| Literary movement | Baroque |
| Spouse | Michaella de Andrade, Maria dos Povos |
| Relatives | Eusébio de Matos |
Gregório de Matos e Guerra (December 23, 1636 – November 26, 1696) was a famous Portuguese Baroque poet from Colonial Brazil. Although he wrote many lyrical and religious poems, he was better known for his satirical ones, most of them criticizing the Catholic Church, earning him the nickname "Boca do Inferno" (Hell's Mouth).
He is the patron of the 16th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.