1582. His sons Gaspar, Gabriel, and Jorge were declared knights by Governor Tomé de Sousa for their services to the Portuguese Crown. They went on to help found Cachoeira on the Paraguaçu. In culture The historical episode was the central theme of an epic poem by Santa Rita Durão, titled Caramuru. He was portrayed by Selton Mello in the poem's 2001 film adaptation Caramuru: A Invenção do Brasil. Caramuru appears briefly in Mário de Andrade's 1928 novel, Macunaíma. Caramuru is the protagonist of Emilio Salgari's adventure novel "L'uomo di fuoco" (1904), translated into Portuguese, French, Spanish, Russian. See also Jim Bridger William Buckley Gonzalo Guerrero Pākehā Māori Hans Staden John Young References 1470s births 1557 deaths 15th-century Portuguese people 16th-century Portuguese people 16th-century explorers Portuguese explorers of South America Year of birth uncertain Portuguese colonization of the Americas People from Viana do Castelo Shipwreck survivors https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/94206/diego-alvarez-correa