Peri is an Indian of the Goitacá people, who once saved the life of Cecilia, the daughter of Dom Antônio, to whose household he belongs. Peri, who deserted his tribe and family, is the hero of the Brazilian romance novel O Guarani (The Guarani, 1857) by José de Alencar. He is treated as a friend by D. Antônio and Ceci, and as a nuisance by Mrs. Mariz and Isabel, also attached to the household. The life of the characters is altered by the arrival of the adventurer Loredano (former friar Angelo di Lucca) who insinuates himself into the house and soon starts subverting the other vassals, planning to kidnap Cecília and scheming against the house of Mariz; along with the accidental murder of an Aimoré Indian woman by D. Diogo.
Appearance List Novel: O Guarani (1857). Comics: “O Guarani” in O Tico-Tico (1 page, 1927), “O Guarani” in Correio Universal (1938), “O Guarani” in Edição Maravilhosa #24 (1950). Film: O Guarani (1926), O Guarani (1948).
Description Peri is an Indian of the Goitacá people, who once saved the life of Cecilia, the daughter of Dom Antônio, to whose household he belongs. Peri, who deserted his tribe and family, is the hero of the Brazilian romance novel O Guarani (The Guarani, 1857) by José de Alencar. He is treated as a friend by D. Antônio and Ceci, and as a nuisance by Mrs. Mariz and Isabel, also attached to the household. The life of the characters is altered by the arrival of the adventurer Loredano (former friar Angelo di Lucca) who insinuates himself into the house and soon starts subverting the other vassals, planning to kidnap Cecília and scheming against the house of Mariz; along with the accidental murder of an Aimoré Indian woman by D. Diogo.
