On 14 March 1847, on Cabaceiras farm, located in the village of Curralinho, Bahia, Antônio de Castro Alves was born. His parents were the doctor Antônio José Alves and Clélia Brasília da Silva Castro. The nickname given to the boy was Cecéu.

The poet, poetry critic and professor Francisco César Leal was born in Belmonte Farm, in the city of Saboeiro, Ceará, on March 20, 1924, son of Manuel Fernandes Leal e Francisca César Braga Leal.

Better known as Chagas Batista, the popular poet, writer, and editor, Francisco das Chagas Batista, was born on May 5, 1882, at the Riacho Verde farm, Serra da Borborema, a town in Teixeira, Paraíba (Brazil), son of Luís de França Batista Ferreira and Cosma Felismina Batista.