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Ana Maria Machado

1941 - Today

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Ana Maria Machado (born 24 December 1941) is a Brazilian writer of children's books, one of the most significant alongside Lygia Bojunga Nunes and Ruth Rocha. She received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2000 for her "lasting contribution to children's literature". She also won the SM Ibero-American Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ana Maria Machado is the 4,315th most popular writer (down from 4,084th in 2019), the 473rd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 424th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Brazilian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ana Maria Machado ranks 4,315 out of 7,302. Before her are Peyo Yavorov, David Almond, Vasyl Stefanyk, Olav Duun, Camille Paglia, and Colm Tóibín. After her are Arno Holz, Zhang Jie, Margita Figuli, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Zabel Sibil Asadour, and James Blish.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Ana Maria Machado ranks 365. Before her are Neelie Kroes, Anne Tyler, Mario Perniola, Danny Davis, John Steiner, and Vitaly Solomin. After her are Armand Forcherio, Margaret Price, Inger Aufles, Ewa Demarczyk, Hernando de Soto Polar, and Mário da Graça Machungo.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Ana Maria Machado ranks 473 out of 2,236. Before her are Edu Marangon (1963), Paulo Sérgio (1969), Joel Antônio Martins (1931), Roque Júnior (1976), Juvenal Amarijo (1923), and Marinho Peres (1947). After her are Alcindo (1945), Eliane Giardini (1952), Zezé Procópio (1913), Talisca (1994), Leonel Brizola (1922), and José Augusto Brandão (1911).

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Among WRITERS In Brazil

Among writers born in Brazil, Ana Maria Machado ranks 20. Before her are Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902), Monteiro Lobato (1882), Oswald de Andrade (1890), Rubem Fonseca (1925), Lui Morais (1961), and Lygia Fagundes Telles (1923). After her are Rachel de Queiroz (1910), Moacyr Scliar (1937), Gonçalves Dias (1823), Graciliano Ramos (1892), Nélida Piñon (1937), and Olavo Bilac (1865).

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