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Nilo Peçanha

1867 - 1924

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Nilo Procópio Peçanha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnilu pɾoˈkɔpju peˈsɐɲɐ]; 2 October 1867 – 31 March 1924) was a Brazilian politician who served as the seventh president of Brazil. He was governor of Rio de Janeiro (1903–1906), then elected the fifth vice president of Brazil in 1906. He assumed the presidency in 1909 following the death of President Afonso Pena and served until 1910. Despite controversies involving his racial identity, Peçanha is frequently considered as Brazil's first Afro-Brazilian president. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nilo Peçanha is the 9,717th most popular politician (up from 10,037th in 2019), the 223rd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 250th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Brazilian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nilo Peçanha ranks 9,717 out of 19,576. Before him are Joseph Taylor Robinson, Aparicio Méndez, Archduchess Magdalena of Austria, Emperor Mu of Jin, Jan P. Syse, and Hannibal Mago. After him are Claudia Marcella Major, Merneferre Ay, Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria, Ioannis Kolettis, Ibrahim Abboud, and Archduke Leopold Ludwig of Austria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, Nilo Peçanha ranks 77. Before him are Anathon Aall, Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., Sister Nivedita, Emil Krebs, Konstantin Balmont, and Hiranuma Kiichirō. After him are Vera Yevstafievna Popova, Holger Pedersen, Dagny Juel, Gutzon Borglum, Léon Delacroix, and Dimitrios Gounaris. Among people deceased in 1924, Nilo Peçanha ranks 57. Before him are Eugène Simon, Sergei Lyapunov, Wollert Konow, Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, Edwin Montagu, and Marie Corelli. After him are Oskar Merikanto, Wilhelm Roux, Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg, Hans Thoma, Xaver Scharwenka, and Pavel Urysohn.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Nilo Peçanha ranks 223 out of 2,236. Before him are Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain (1811), Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (1803), Mário Jardel (1973), Dondinho (1917), Serginho (1971), and Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836). After him are Vinícius Júnior (2000), Alexandre Pato (1989), Manga (1937), Epitácio Pessoa (1865), Domingos da Guia (1912), and Glauber Rocha (1939).

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Among POLITICIANS In Brazil

Among politicians born in Brazil, Nilo Peçanha ranks 39. Before him are Geraldo Alckmin (1952), Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves (1848), Café Filho (1899), Charles, Duke of Guise (1571), Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain (1811), and Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (1803). After him are Epitácio Pessoa (1865), Raoni Metuktire (1940), Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli (1910), Hermes da Fonseca (1855), José Linhares (1886), and Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales (1841).

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