WRITER

Monteiro Lobato

1882 - 1948

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José Bento Renato Monteiro Lobato (Portuguese: [mõˈtejɾu loˈbatu]; 18 April 1882 – 4 July 1948) was one of Brazil's most influential writers, mostly for his children's books set in the fictional Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (Yellow Woodpecker Farm) but he had been previously a prolific writer of fiction, a translator and an art critic. He also founded one of Brazil's first publishing houses (Companhia Editora Nacional) and was a supporter of nationalism. Lobato was born in Taubaté, São Paulo. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Monteiro Lobato has received more than 232,152 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Monteiro Lobato is the 3,237th most popular writer (down from 2,960th in 2019), the 306th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 243rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Brazilian Writer.

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  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Monteiro Lobato ranks 3,237 out of 7,302. Before him are Evgeny Schwartz, John VIII of Constantinople, Arnold Bennett, Giosafat Barbaro, Kálmán Mikszáth, and Mickey Spillane. After him are Simon of Kéza, Paul Johnson, Kim Hyon-hui, Karl Philipp Moritz, Mohammad-Taqi Bahar, and Frédéric Beigbeder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Monteiro Lobato ranks 145. Before him are Douglas Mawson, Takenoshin Nakai, Otto Ruge, Federico Chávez, Yakov Perelman, and Maurice Peeters. After him are Alexander Kutepov, Carl Diem, Ali Fuat Cebesoy, Auguste Herbin, Pascual Orozco, and Henri Anspach. Among people deceased in 1948, Monteiro Lobato ranks 103. Before him are Unity Mitford, Pavel Rybalko, Karl Valentin, Charles Evans Hughes, Alfred Kerr, and Vicente Huidobro. After him are Henri-Alexandre Deslandres, Kan Kikuchi, Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, Aldo Leopold, Richard Tauber, and Eugen Slutsky.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Monteiro Lobato ranks 306 out of 2,236. Before him are Gustavo Kuerten (1976), Susana Vieira (1942), Adhemar da Silva (1927), Carlos Luz (1894), Marcos Valle (1943), and Valdo Filho (1964). After him are Zilda Arns (1934), Luís Fabiano (1980), Dorival Caymmi (1914), Renato Portaluppi (1962), Olavo de Carvalho (1947), and Gilberto Silva (1976).

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Among WRITERS In Brazil

Among writers born in Brazil, Monteiro Lobato ranks 15. Before him are Augusto Boal (1931), Osvaldo Moles (1913), Carlos Marighella (1911), Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902), Rubem Fonseca (1925), and José de Alencar (1829). After him are Bernardo Guimarães (1825), Oswald de Andrade (1890), Ana Maria Machado (1941), Lygia Fagundes Telles (1923), Moacyr Scliar (1937), and Castro Alves (1847).

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