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Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves

1848 - 1919

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Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɐ̃ˈsisku dʒi ˈpawlɐ ʁoˈdɾiɡiz ˈawvis]; 7 July 1848 – 16 January 1919), commonly known as Rodrigues Alves, was a Brazilian politician and statesman who served as the fifth president of Brazil, from 1902 to 1906. Alves was elected in 1902, becoming the third consecutive São Paulo native to hold the presidency. Before his presidency, he served as president of the province of São Paulo during the Empire of Brazil (1887) and as finance minister under Floriano Peixoto and Prudente de Morais in the 1890s. During his term, Rodrigues Alves promoted a series of urban renewals and sanitation campaigns in Rio de Janeiro, then the Brazilian capital, which led to the outbreak of the Vaccine Revolt in 1904. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves is the 9,047th most popular politician (up from 9,523rd in 2019), the 200th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 236th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Brazilian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves ranks 9,047 out of 19,576. Before him are Geoffrey Palmer, Lucius Licinius Sura, John Blair Jr., Prospero Colonna, Adur Narseh, and Thongsing Thammavong. After him are Julius Raab, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Andrés de Santa Cruz, Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe, and Abimelech.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1848, Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves ranks 52. Before him are Thomas Lipton, Henri Duparc, Friedrich Ernst Dorn, Hermann von Eichhorn, Kate Sheppard, and Anatoly Stessel. After him are Viktor Meyer, Benjamin Baillaud, Hans Delbrück, Albert Robida, Eugène Simon, and Georges Ohnet. Among people deceased in 1919, Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves ranks 72. Before him are Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Jérôme Eugène Coggia, Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich of Russia, Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern, Aaron Kosminski, and Louis Botha. After him are Alexander Izvolsky, Mark Sykes, Itagaki Taisuke, Laurence Doherty, Michel Théato, and Elin Danielson-Gambogi.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves ranks 200 out of 2,236. Before him are Rita Lee (1947), Mazinho (1966), Hélio Gracie (1913), Aleijadinho (1738), Geraldo Alckmin (1952), and Nelson Freire (1944). After him are Carlos Mozer (1960), Carlos Kaiser (1963), Hermeto Pascoal (1936), Jennifer O'Neill (1948), Bartolomeu de Gusmão (1685), and David Luiz (1987).

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Among POLITICIANS In Brazil

Among politicians born in Brazil, Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves ranks 34. Before him are Eurico Gaspar Dutra (1883), Washington Luís (1869), Venceslau Brás (1868), Afonso Pena (1847), Prudente de Morais (1841), and Geraldo Alckmin (1952). After him are Café Filho (1899), Charles, Duke of Guise (1571), Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain (1811), Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (1803), Nilo Peçanha (1867), and Epitácio Pessoa (1865).

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