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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. He is best known for a set of educational but entertaining children's books, which comprise about half of his production. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Monteiro Lobato is the 3,333rd most popular writer (down from 3,237th in 2019), the 328th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 307th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Brazilian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Monteiro Lobato ranks 3,333 out of 7,302. Before him are August Šenoa, Sohrab Sepehri, Salomėja Nėris, Antoine Furetière, Robert M. Pirsig, and Horace McCoy. After him are Louis Pergaud, Charles Lamb, Ango Sakaguchi, Nigâr Hanım, Filip Višnjić, and Barbara Frischmuth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Monteiro Lobato ranks 148. Before him are Sylvia Pankhurst, Oldřich Duras, Yakov Perelman, Arnold Rothstein, Karl Valentin, and Kazimierz Bartel. After him are Louis Pergaud, Holland Smith, Hendrik Willem van Loon, Nicolae Titulescu, Louis St. Laurent, and Jenő Fuchs. Among people deceased in 1948, Monteiro Lobato ranks 106. Before him are August Hlond, Giulio Gaudini, Charles Evans Hughes, Vicente Huidobro, Karl Valentin, and Henning Jakob Henrik Lund. After him are Kan Kikuchi, Adolf Kainz, Richard Tauber, Kristine Bonnevie, Carole Landis, and Lajos Bíró.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Monteiro Lobato ranks 328 out of 2,236. Before him are Airto Moreira (1941), Morena Baccarin (1979), Naná Vasconcelos (1944), Luiz Bonfá (1922), Valdo Filho (1964), and Lygia Clark (1920). After him are Oswald de Andrade (1890), Éder Jofre (1936), Diane, Duchess of Württemberg (1940), Jair Marinho (1936), Zé Sérgio (1957), and José Alencar (1931).

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Among WRITERS In Brazil

Among writers born in Brazil, Monteiro Lobato ranks 15. Before him are Augusto Boal (1931), José Mauro de Vasconcelos (1920), Carlos Marighella (1911), Bernardo Guimarães (1825), José de Alencar (1829), and Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902). After him are Oswald de Andrade (1890), Rubem Fonseca (1925), Lui Morais (1961), Lygia Fagundes Telles (1923), Ana Maria Machado (1941), and Rachel de Queiroz (1910).

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