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Olavo de Carvalho

1947 - 2022

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Olavo Luiz Pimentel de Carvalho (Brazilian Portuguese: [oˈlavu luˈis pimẽˈtɛw dʒi kaʁˈvaʎu]; 29 April 1947 – 24 January 2022) was a Brazilian self-proclaimed philosopher, political pundit, former astrologer, journalist, and far-right conspiracy theorist. While publishing about politics, literature and philosophy since the 1980s, he made himself known to wider Brazilian audiences from the 1990s onwards, mainly writing columns for some of Brazil's major media outlets, such as the newspaper O Globo. In the 2000s, he began to use personal blogs and social media to convey his conservative and anti-communist ideas. In the late 2010s, he rose to prominence in the Brazilian public debate, being dubbed the "intellectual father of the new right" and the ideologue of Jair Bolsonaro, a label which he rejected. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olavo de Carvalho is the 977th most popular philosopher (down from 945th in 2019), the 346th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 312th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Brazilian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Olavo de Carvalho ranks 977 out of 1,267. Before him are Daniel Bensaïd, Samuel Alexander, Antoine Berman, Peter Lamborn Wilson, Caspar Bartholin the Elder, and Lacydes of Cyrene. After him are Sosipatra, Nikephoros Blemmydes, Theodoric of Freiberg, Olof Celsius, Huang Zongxi, and Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Olavo de Carvalho ranks 354. Before him are Chung Un-chan, Leszek Balcerowicz, Peer Steinbrück, Jaroslav Pollák, Gregg Allman, and Hans-Jürgen Kreische. After him are Sylvia Nasar, Aziz Dweik, Luis Ángel González Macchi, Valery Afanassiev, Michael S. Hart, and Albert Brooks. Among people deceased in 2022, Olavo de Carvalho ranks 238. Before him are Ian McDonald, Carlos Amigo Vallejo, Kálmán Mészöly, Shahabuddin Ahmed, Ole Ellefsæter, and Peter Lamborn Wilson. After him are Phil Read, Dragan Tomić, Maurice Karnaugh, L. Q. Jones, Javier Lozano Barragán, and Herbert Mullin.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Olavo de Carvalho ranks 346 out of 2,236. Before him are Paulinho (1988), Rafinha (1993), Afonsinho (1914), Raymundo Damasceno Assis (1937), Carvalho Leite (1912), and Moacir Claudino Pinto (1936). After him are Rodrygo (2001), Frei Galvão (1739), Alex Pereira (1987), Nelsinho Baptista (1950), Cândido Rondon (1865), and Marinho Chagas (1952).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Brazil

Among philosophers born in Brazil, Olavo de Carvalho ranks 3. Before him are Paulo Freire (1921), and Michael Löwy (1938). After him are Roberto Mangabeira Unger (1947), and Vicente Ferreira da Silva (1916).

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