Catarina Paraguaçu
Catarina Paraguaçu | |
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Catarina Paraguaçu's Dream, an 1871 painting by Manuel Lopes Rodrigues | |
| Born | Guaibimpará 16th century |
| Died | 1586 |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Known for | Marian visionary through dreams |
| Spouse | Diogo Correia |
| Children | Gaspar Gabriel Jorge |
Catarina Álvares Paraguaçu, also known as Catarina do Brasil (baptized June 1528 – 1586), was a Tupinambá Indian. She was born in what is today the state of Bahia (dates unknown) and was married to Portuguese sailor Diogo Álvares Correia, also known as "Caramuru". She and Caramuru became the first Brazilian Christian family.
Her father, the cacique of the Tupinambás, offered her as a wife to Correia, since he was a prominent figure among the Indians. Correia travelled to France in 1526, taking his wife with him, and in 1528, in Saint-Malo, Catarina was baptized, receiving the name Catarina do Brasil (French: Catherine du Brésil; English: Catherine of Brazil).