WRITER

Camilo Castelo Branco

1825 - 1890

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Camilo Castelo Branco, 1st Viscount of Correia Botelho (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐˈmilu kɐʃˈtɛlu ˈbɾɐ̃ku]; 16 March 1825 – 1 June 1890), was a prolific Portuguese writer of the 19th century, having produced over 260 books (mainly novels, plays and essays). His writing is considered original in that it combines the dramatic and sentimental spirit of Romanticism with a highly personal combination of sarcasm, bitterness and dark humour. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Camilo Castelo Branco has received more than 144,802 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Camilo Castelo Branco is the 2,048th most popular writer (up from 2,050th in 2019), the 175th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 173rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Portuguese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Obras completas
1982
Amor de perdição
amor proibido, triângulo amoroos, tragédia
Simão Botelho era um jovem de Viseu com um caráter conflituoso e problemático. Um dia apaixona-se perdidamente e mantém um romance em segredo com Teresa de Albuquerque, filha de um inimigo do seu pai, mudando radicalmente de atitude. Ao saber do enlace, Tadeu de Albuquerque promete a mão da filha ao seu sobrinho Baltazar Coutinho. Recusando terminantemente, Teresa é enviada para um convento, onde permanece enclausurada. Simão regressa de Coimbra, onde estava a concluir os estudos, e instala-se na casa de João da Cruz. A filha deste, Mariana, apaixona-se imediatamente por Simão. Numa tentativa falhada de se encontrar com Teresa no convento, Simão acaba por matar a tiro o seu rival Baltazar e é condenado à prisão. O triângulo amoroso desenvolve-se através da correspondência entre Simão e Teresa e das visitas diárias de Mariana. Simão é condenado ao exílio na Índia e, no dia da sua partida, este complicado romance termina da forma mais trágica. Baseado na história real de um tio do autor Camilo Castelo Branco, este é o seu mais famoso romance.
1800
Cartas de Camillo Castello Branco
Correspondence, Portuguese Authors
1895
A Brasileira de Prazins
1882
A sereia
1865
A queda dum anjo
1966

Page views of Camilo Castelo Brancos by language

Over the past year Camilo Castelo Branco has had the most page views in the with 78,799 views, followed by English (18,791), and Spanish (7,990). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ido (92.74%), Polish (82.84%), and Breton (48.12%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Camilo Castelo Branco ranks 2,048 out of 7,302. Before him are Malik Muhammad Jayasi, Mirza Shafi Vazeh, Mahsati, Maria Konopnicka, Dora d'Istria, and Joachim Neander. After him are François Hotman, Nigidius Figulus, Jacopone da Todi, Erle Stanley Gardner, Lucilius Junior, and Philip Kerr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1825, Camilo Castelo Branco ranks 27. Before him are Mór Jókai, Princess Hildegard of Bavaria, George Phillips Bond, Charles Frederick Worth, Edward Frankland, and Hervé. After him are Iwakura Tomomi, Hans Gude, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria, and Émile Ollivier. Among people deceased in 1890, Camilo Castelo Branco ranks 29. Before him are Jyotirao Phule, Carl Bloch, C. H. D. Buys Ballot, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, Archduke Johann Salvator of Austria, and Alexander Georg von Bunge. After him are Johann Voldemar Jannsen, Christopher Latham Sholes, Vasile Alecsandri, Ivan Mažuranić, Franz Lachner, and Alexander Mozhaysky.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Camilo Castelo Branco ranks 175 out of 633. Before him are Constance of Portugal (1290), Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (1499), Fernando Gomes (1956), Infanta Maria of Guimarães (1538), Ferdinand the Holy Prince (1402), and Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira (1669). After him are Joanna, Princess of Portugal (1452), Paulo Sousa (1970), Peter, Constable of Portugal (1429), Sérgio Conceição (1974), Ricardo Carvalho (1978), and Bartolomeu Perestrello (1400).

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Among WRITERS In Portugal

Among writers born in Portugal, Camilo Castelo Branco ranks 9. Before him are Luís de Camões (1524), Denis of Portugal (1261), José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845), Judah Leon Abravanel (1460), Gil Vicente (1465), and João de Barros (1496). After him are Luís Fróis (1532), Almeida Garrett (1799), Tomé Pires (1468), António Vieira (1608), Mariana Alcoforado (1640), and Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1919).

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