WRITER

João de Barros

1496 - 1570

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João de Barros (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w dɨ ˈβaʁuʃ]; 1496 – 20 October 1570), nicknamed the "Portuguese Livy", is one of the first great Portuguese historians, most famous for his Décadas da Ásia (Decades of Asia), a history of the Portuguese in India, Asia, and southeast Africa. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of João de Barros has received more than 118,124 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). João de Barros is the 1,870th most popular writer (down from 1,732nd in 2019), the 162nd most popular biography from Portugal (down from 144th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Portuguese Writer.

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  • 120k

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  • 62.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, João de Barros ranks 1,870 out of 7,302. Before him are Eva Schloss, Paul Goodman, Ion Creangă, Mohammed Dib, Petr Ginz, and Mikhail Zoshchenko. After him are Sergei Dovlatov, Paulinus II of Aquileia, James Ellroy, Abbot Oliba, Reşat Nuri Güntekin, and Xenophon of Ephesus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1496, João de Barros ranks 7. Before him are Hatice Sultan, Gustav I of Sweden, Mary Tudor, Queen of France, Menno Simons, Sebastiano Venier, and Claude, Duke of Guise. After him are Johann Walter, Angelo Beolco, and Dawit II. Among people deceased in 1570, João de Barros ranks 8. Before him are Francesco Primaticcio, Francesco Melzi, Yi Hwang, Paris Bordone, Philibert de l'Orme, and Moses ben Jacob Cordovero. After him are Frans Floris, Tielman Susato, Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino, Diego Ortiz, Pietro Loredan, and Daniele Barbaro.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, João de Barros ranks 162 out of 633. Before him are José Mendes Cabeçadas (1883), Gaspar Corte-Real (1450), Infanta Isabel Maria of Braganza (1801), Humberto Delgado (1906), Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León (1178), and António de Abreu (1480). After him are Paulo Futre (1966), Afonso I, Duke of Braganza (1377), Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal (1125), Vítor Baía (1969), Joaquim de Almeida (1957), and Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja (1506).

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Among WRITERS In Portugal

Among writers born in Portugal, João de Barros ranks 8. Before him are Fernando Pessoa (1888), Luís de Camões (1524), Denis of Portugal (1261), José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845), Judah Leon Abravanel (1460), and Gil Vicente (1465). After him are Camilo Castelo Branco (1825), Luís Fróis (1532), Almeida Garrett (1799), Tomé Pires (1468), António Vieira (1608), and Mariana Alcoforado (1640).

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