WRITER

Carlos Drummond de Andrade

1902 - 1987

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Carlos Drummond de Andrade (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʁluz dɾuˈmõ dʒi ɐ̃ˈdɾadʒi]) (October 31, 1902 – August 17, 1987) was a Brazilian poet and writer, considered by some as the greatest Brazilian poet of all time. He has become something of a national cultural symbol in Brazil, where his widely influential poem "Canção Amiga" ("Friendly Song") has been featured on the 50-cruzado novo bill. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carlos Drummond de Andrade has received more than 229,366 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Drummond de Andrade is the 2,765th most popular writer (down from 2,622nd in 2019), the 251st most popular biography from Brazil (down from 204th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Brazilian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

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  • 53.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Carlos Drummond de Andrade ranks 2,765 out of 7,302. Before him are Antal Szerb, Thomas Kyd, Petter Dass, Samuel Smiles, Alice Schwarzer, and John Zerzan. After him are Petr Chelčický, Rosario Castellanos, Abolqasem Lahouti, Johannes Mario Simmel, Fumiko Enchi, and Robert Holdstock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Carlos Drummond de Andrade ranks 137. Before him are Louis Beel, Oscar Cullmann, Ryu Gwansun, Józef Maria Bocheński, Panteleimon Ponomarenko, and John Houseman. After him are Riccardo Morandi, Bobby Jones, Luis Cernuda, Princess Françoise of Orléans, Anthony Asquith, and Nikolay Kamov. Among people deceased in 1987, Carlos Drummond de Andrade ranks 105. Before him are Alessandro Blasetti, Bertrand de Jouvenel, Clarence Brown, Edgar P. Jacobs, Hermann Lang, and Donn F. Eisele. After him are Bengt Strömgren, Stanisław Szukalski, Sachchidananda Vatsyayan, Gustav Fröhlich, Adile Naşit, and Norman McLaren.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Carlos Drummond de Andrade ranks 251 out of 2,236. Before him are Regina Duarte (1947), Philippe Coutinho (1992), Rodrigo Santoro (1975), Maicon Sisenando (1981), Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (1803), and Nilo Peçanha (1867). After him are Anselmo Duarte (1920), Edu (1949), José Linhares (1886), Edmundo (1971), Joel Antônio Martins (1931), and Emerson (1976).

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Among WRITERS In Brazil

Among writers born in Brazil, Carlos Drummond de Andrade ranks 12. Before him are Chico Xavier (1910), Mário de Andrade (1893), José Mauro de Vasconcelos (1920), Augusto Boal (1931), Osvaldo Moles (1913), and Carlos Marighella (1911). After him are Rubem Fonseca (1925), José de Alencar (1829), Monteiro Lobato (1882), Bernardo Guimarães (1825), Oswald de Andrade (1890), and Ana Maria Machado (1941).

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