POLITICIAN

Jânio Quadros

1917 - 1992

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Jânio da Silva Quadros (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɐ̃niu dɐ ˈsiwvɐ ˈkwadɾus] ; 25 January 1917 – 16 February 1992) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd president of Brazil from 31 January to 25 August 1961, when he resigned from office. He also served as the 24th and 36th mayor of São Paulo, and the 18th governor of the state of São Paulo. Quadros was known for his populist style of government and eccentric behavior. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jânio Quadros has received more than 327,270 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Jânio Quadros is the 7,019th most popular politician (down from 6,792nd in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 129th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Brazilian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jânio Quadros ranks 7,019 out of 19,576Before him are George Abela, Ramón José Velásquez, Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma, Philip William, Prince of Orange, Ashur-nirari V, and Pavel Dybenko. After him are Emperor Go-Murakami, William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, Kamehameha II, John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, and Conrad I, Duke of Bohemia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Jânio Quadros ranks 98Before him are Jean Rouch, Atle Selberg, Harold Garfinkel, Augusto Roa Bastos, Buddy Rich, and Charlotte Salomon. After him are Urie Bronfenbrenner, Irving Penn, Vasily Petrov, Erich Rudorffer, Luis Carniglia, and John Connally. Among people deceased in 1992, Jânio Quadros ranks 72Before him are Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Atahualpa Yupanqui, Allen Newell, Banine, Albert King, and Väinö Linna. After him are Stella Adler, Gavriil Ilizarov, Marisa Mell, Deng Yingchao, Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu, and Isidro Lángara.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Jânio Quadros ranks 139 out of 2,236Before him are Adriana Lima (1981), Sérgio Mendes (1941), Zé Roberto (1974), Raí (1965), Rubens Barrichello (1972), and Augusto Boal (1931). After him are Eurico Gaspar Dutra (1883), Zózimo (1932), Dino Sani (1932), Lúcio (1978), Carlos Kaiser (1963), and Floriano Peixoto (1839).

Among POLITICIANS In Brazil

Among politicians born in Brazil, Jânio Quadros ranks 26Before him are Emílio Garrastazu Médici (1905), João Figueiredo (1918), Bernardino Machado (1851), Fernando Collor de Mello (1949), Princess Leopoldina of Brazil (1847), and Artur da Costa e Silva (1899). After him are Eurico Gaspar Dutra (1883), Floriano Peixoto (1839), Washington Luís (1869), Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli (1910), Charles, Duke of Guise (1571), and Café Filho (1899).