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Carlos Drummond de Andrade

1902 - 1987

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Carlos Drummond de Andrade (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʁluz dɾuˈmõ dʒi ɐ̃ˈdɾadʒi]) (October 31, 1902 – August 17, 1987) was a Brazilian poet and writer, considered by some as the greatest Brazilian poet of all time. He has become something of a national cultural symbol in Brazil, where his widely influential poem "Canção Amiga" ("Friendly Song") has been featured on the 50-cruzado novo bill. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Drummond de Andrade is the 3,060th most popular writer (down from 2,765th in 2019), the 278th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 252nd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Brazilian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Carlos Drummond de Andrade ranks 3,060 out of 7,302. Before him are Alda Merini, Al-Asmaʿi, Bronisława Wajs, Charlotte Smith, Jules Barbier, and Juan Ruiz. After him are Maksim Bahdanovič, Şihabetdin Märcani, Walter Pater, Simon of Kéza, Vizma Belševica, and René Daumal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Carlos Drummond de Andrade ranks 151. Before him are Sylvain Arend, Charles Barton, Riccardo Morandi, Boris Barnet, Adolfo Zumelzú, and Juan Evaristo. After him are Solomon, Thomas E. Dewey, Princess Françoise of Orléans, Lūcija Garūta, Panteleimon Ponomarenko, and Louis Beel. Among people deceased in 1987, Carlos Drummond de Andrade ranks 107. Before him are Donn F. Eisele, Salim Ali, Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu, Jackie Gleason, Vicente Calderón, and Bronisława Wajs. After him are Bertrand de Jouvenel, Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Jimmy Mullen, Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean, Kishore Kumar, and Ray Bolger.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Carlos Drummond de Andrade ranks 278 out of 2,236. Before him are José de Alencar (1829), Roberto Moreno (1959), Antony (2000), Casemiro (1992), Bruno Senna (1983), and Flávio Costa (1906). After him are Felipe Melo (1983), Candido Portinari (1903), Zilda Arns (1934), Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales (1841), Márcio Amoroso (1974), and Oreco (1932).

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Among WRITERS In Brazil

Among writers born in Brazil, Carlos Drummond de Andrade ranks 14. Before him are Mário de Andrade (1893), Augusto Boal (1931), José Mauro de Vasconcelos (1920), Carlos Marighella (1911), Bernardo Guimarães (1825), and José de Alencar (1829). After him are Monteiro Lobato (1882), Oswald de Andrade (1890), Rubem Fonseca (1925), Lui Morais (1961), Lygia Fagundes Telles (1923), and Ana Maria Machado (1941).

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