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Born January 6, 1920 • Recife • Brazil
Died October 9, 1999 (aged 79) • Rio de Janeiro • Brazil
Notable Works “Morte e vida Severina”
Itamar Franco
Itamar Franco
president of Brazil
Jorge Amado
Jorge Amado
Brazilian author
Nabuco de Araújo
Joaquim Aurelio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo
Brazilian statesman
St. José de Anchieta
St. José de Anchieta
Portuguese author and scholar
Jair Bolsonaro, 2017
Jair Bolsonaro
president of Brazil
President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff speaking at a podium, wearing a light blue jacket and gold necklace, with two microphones in front of her.
Dilma Rousseff
president of Brazil
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro speaks passionately into a microphone, wearing a white shirt with campaign buttons, at an event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Flávio Bolsonaro
Brazilian politician and lawyer
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Michel Temer
president of Brazil
World Cup glory
Romário
Brazilian football (soccer) player and politician
Kaka, wearing an AC Milan jersey with red and black stripes, stands on the field before a football also called soccer match, with blurred spectators in the background.
Kaká
Brazilian football (soccer) player
Getúlio Vargas, 1951
Getúlio Vargas
president of Brazil
Pedro II
Pedro II
emperor of Brazil
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João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo
president of Brazil
Quadros, Jânio da Silva
Jânio da Silva Quadros
president of Brazil
Kubitschek, Juscelino
Juscelino Kubitschek
president of Brazil
Geisel, Ernesto
Ernesto Geisel
president of Brazil
Cardoso, Fernando Henrique
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
president of Brazil
Caxias
Luiz Alves de Lima e Silva, duke de Caxias
Brazilian statesman
Andrada e Silva
José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
Brazilian statesman
Goulart, João
João Goulart
Brazilian politician

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