MILITARY PERSONNEL

Cândido Rondon

1865 - 1958

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Marshal Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon (5 May 1865 – 19 January 1958) was a Brazilian military officer most famous for his telegraph commission and exploration of Mato Grosso and the western Amazon basin, as well as his lifelong support for Indigenous Brazilians. He was the first director of Brazil's Indian Protection Service or SPI (later FUNAI) and supported the creation of the Xingu National Park. The Brazilian state of Rondônia is named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cândido Rondon is the 1,441st most popular military personnel (down from 1,383rd in 2019), the 351st most popular biography from Brazil (down from 299th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Cândido Rondon ranks 1,441 out of 2,058. Before him are Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra, Louis Faidherbe, Paul Bader, Conrad Albrecht, Sergey Surovikin, and Maurice d'Elbée. After him are Marc Mitscher, Orde Wingate, Meleager, I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Walter Bedell Smith, and Constantine Angelos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Cândido Rondon ranks 110. Before him are Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia, Lubor Niederle, Bernard Berenson, Winnaretta Singer, Edgar Aabye, and Karl Blossfeldt. After him are Mrs Patrick Campbell, Ursula Ledóchowska, Elise Richter, Robert W. Chambers, Albert Aurier, and Arie de Jong. Among people deceased in 1958, Cândido Rondon ranks 97. Before him are Nereu Ramos, Tommy Taylor, Paul Reinecke, Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini, Aarre Merikanto, and Henry Kuttner. After him are Gilbert Walker, Mark Jones, Marcel Pilet-Golaz, Evgeny Schwartz, Max Jakob Friedländer, and Vittorio Ambrosio.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Cândido Rondon ranks 351 out of 2,236. Before him are Moacir Claudino Pinto (1936), Olavo de Carvalho (1947), Rodrygo (2001), Frei Galvão (1739), Alex Pereira (1987), and Nelsinho Baptista (1950). After him are Marinho Chagas (1952), Júlio Baptista (1981), Ademir da Guia (1942), Dino da Costa (1931), Arthur Bernardes (1875), and Chico Serra (1957).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Brazil

Among military personnels born in Brazil, Cândido Rondon ranks 1. After him are Maria Quitéria (1792), Aurélio de Lira Tavares (1905), and Márcio Melo (1906).

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