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José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco

1819 - 1880

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José Maria da Silva Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco (16 March 1819 – 1 November 1880), was a Brazilian politician, monarchist, diplomat, teacher and journalist. Rio Branco was born in Salvador, in what was then the Captaincy of Bahia, to a wealthy family, but most of the fortune was lost after his parents' deaths early in his childhood. In 1871, Rio Branco became the president of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) for the first time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco has received more than 126,961 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco is the 15,071st most popular politician, the 626th most popular biography from Brazil and the 72nd most popular Brazilian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco ranks 15,071 out of 19,576. Before him are Manuel Esquivel, Zahra Rahnavard, Hannibal Muammar Gaddafi, Lydie Polfer, Miguel Antonio Caro, and Kashtiliash III. After him are Teodor Shteingel, Benjamin Butler, William Martin, Marju Lauristin, Anandiben Patel, and Philippe Cattiau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1819, José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco ranks 85. Before him are Émile Blanchard, Louise Otto-Peters, Klaus Groth, Joseph-Alfred Serret, James Spriggs Payne, and Charles Piazzi Smyth. After him are Julia Ward Howe, William Powell Frith, Ion Emanuel Florescu, Joaquín Jovellar y Soler, William Muir, and Joseph Bazalgette. Among people deceased in 1880, José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco ranks 58. Before him are William Hallowes Miller, Martin Gropius, Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, Christen Andreas Fonnesbech, Sara Forbes Bonetta, and Sabin Berthelot. After him are Christian August Friedrich Peters, Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès, Thomas Bell, José Ignacio de Márquez, Manuel Murillo Toro, and Wilhelm Philippe Schimper.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco ranks 626 out of 2,236. Before him are Milton Viera (1946), Alessandro Santos (1977), Áttila (1910), Luís Vinício (1932), Noronha (1918), and Márcio Melo (1906). After him are Alexandre Levy (1864), Edu Marangon (1963), Manoelzinho (1907), Erico Verissimo (1905), Gabriel Jesus (1997), and Luiz Vinhaes (1896).

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Among POLITICIANS In Brazil

Among politicians born in Brazil, José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco ranks 72. Before him are Paulo Maluf (1931), Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald (1905), Ricardo Teixeira (1947), Cecília Meireles (1901), Joaquim Nabuco (1849), and Pedro Diniz (1970). After him are Fernando Haddad (1963), João Pinheiro Chagas (1863), Marco Maciel (1940), Augusto Pestana (1868), Luciano Burti (1975), and Marielle Franco (1979).

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