Complex sentence: Antônio Gonçalves Dias (1823-1864), Brazilian lyric poet, was born near the town of Caxias, in the state of Maranhão, Brazil.
Split into simpler sentences: Antônio Gonçalves Dias (1823--1864), was a Brazilian lyric poet. Dias was born near the town of Caxias, in the state of Maranhão, Brazil.