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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 107,969 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). João de Barros is the 1,736th most popular writer (down from 1,695th in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 133rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Portuguese Writer.

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  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, João de Barros ranks 1,736 out of 5,755. Before him are Jurji Zaydan, Pierre Plantard, Constantijn Huygens, Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu, Horacio Quiroga, and Edward Lear. After him are Mór Jókai, Malcolm Lowry, Eupolis, Anonymus, Banine, and Pierre Reverdy.

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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, Dawit II, and Angelo Beolco. Among people deceased in 1570, João de Barros ranks 7. Before him are Jacopo Sansovino, Francesco Melzi, Francesco Primaticcio, Yi Hwang, Paris Bordone, and Philibert de l'Orme. After him are Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, Frans Floris, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino, Tielman Susato, and Diego Ortiz.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, João de Barros ranks 144 out of 555. Before him are Beatrice of Silva (1424), José, Prince of Brazil (1761), Ricardo Quaresma (1983), Leonor Teles (1350), Infanta Maria Francisca of Braganza (1800), and Afonso I, Duke of Braganza (1377). After him are Francisco Craveiro Lopes (1894), Álvaro Cunhal (1913), Gil Eanes (null), Pedro Mascarenhas (1484), Mafalda of Portugal (1197), and Humberto Delgado (1906).

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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), Judah Leon Abravanel (1460), José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845), and Gil Vicente (1465). After him are Tomé Pires (1468), Camilo Castelo Branco (1825), Almeida Garrett (1799), Luís Fróis (1532), António Vieira (1608), and Menasseh Ben Israel (1604).

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