Luís Vaz de Camões (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈiʒ ˈvaʒ dɨ kaˈmõjʃ]; sometimes rendered in English as Camoens or Camoëns, e.g. by Byron in English Bards and Scotch Reviewers, /ˈkæm oʊˌənz/; c. 1524 or 1525 – 10 June 1580) is considered Portugal's and the Portuguese language's greatest poet.
