A correspondência de Cláudio Manuel da Costa dirigida aos acadêmicos renascidos: informes de uma sociedade letrada

In this article we intend to discuss the type of letters produced by Cláudio Manuel da Costa when he was member of Academia Brasílica dos Renascidos basing the analyses on the ancient rhetoric, used as a model by scholars between sixteenth and eighteenth century. These documents show his filiation with academicism practices, presents evidence of his biography and his domain of two writing styles: the poetic style for which he is known, and the academic style, employed in the exercise of his function under the literate associations, confirming his actions, both in the political and intellectual framework of that time.