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José Bonifácio de Andrada

1763 - 1838

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José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ boniˈfasju dʒi ɐ̃ˈdɾadɐ i ˈsiwvɐ]; 13 June 1763 – 6 April 1838) was a Brazilian statesman, naturalist, mineralist, professor and poet, born in Santos, São Paulo, then part of the Portuguese Empire. He was one of the most important mentors of Brazilian independence, and his actions were decisive for the success of Emperor Pedro I. He supported public education, was an abolitionist and suggested that a new national capital be created in Brazil's underdeveloped interior (effected over a century later as Brasília). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Bonifácio de Andrada has received more than 95,817 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. José Bonifácio de Andrada is the 9,490th most popular politician (up from 9,794th in 2019), the 234th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 222nd in 2019) and the 41st most popular Brazilian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, José Bonifácio de Andrada ranks 9,490 out of 19,576. Before him are Pietro Ziani, Gautamiputra Satakarni, Joseph Laniel, Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium, Eudoxia Streshneva, and Matsudaira Katamori. After him are William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Kurt Schmitt, Tryphaena, Festus Mogae, Huhanye, and Jeanine Áñez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1763, José Bonifácio de Andrada ranks 27. Before him are François de Charette, François-Joseph Talma, John Jacob Astor, Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Domenico Dragonetti, and Fyodor Rostopchin. After him are Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen, Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano, Johan David Åkerblad, Adalbert Gyrowetz, Antoine-Denis Chaudet, and Johann Baptist Allgaier. Among people deceased in 1838, José Bonifácio de Andrada ranks 18. Before him are Bernhard Crusell, Hussein Dey, Johann Nepomuk Maelzel, René Caillié, Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest, and Heinrich Marx. After him are Black Hawk, Joseph Lancaster, Frédéric Cuvier, Charles Percier, Kaspar Maria von Sternberg, and Ferenc Kölcsey.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, José Bonifácio de Andrada ranks 234 out of 2,236. Before him are César Sampaio (1968), Hermes da Fonseca (1855), Giovane Élber (1972), Bauer (1925), Branco (1964), and Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior (1959). After him are Paulo Cézar Caju (1949), Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves (1848), Friaça (1924), Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil (1845), Carlos Chagas (1879), and Jorge Ben (1942).

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Among POLITICIANS In Brazil

Among politicians born in Brazil, José Bonifácio de Andrada ranks 41. Before him are Afonso Pena (1847), Prudente de Morais (1841), Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain (1811), Geraldo Alckmin (1952), Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales (1841), and Hermes da Fonseca (1855). After him are Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves (1848), Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (1803), Nilo Peçanha (1867), José Linhares (1886), Epitácio Pessoa (1865), and Arthur Bernardes (1875).

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