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Born August 18, 1927 • New York City • New York
Died October 25, 2001 (aged 74) • Gainesville • Florida
Subjects Of Study Cultural Materialism
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
Itamar Franco
Itamar Franco
president of Brazil
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
Pedro I
Pedro I
emperor of Brazil
St. José de Anchieta
St. José de Anchieta
Portuguese author and scholar
John Maurice of Nassau
John Maurice Of Nassau
count of Nassau-Siegen
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
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John III
king of Portugal
Jorge Amado
Jorge Amado
Brazilian author
Caxias
Luiz Alves de Lima e Silva, duke de Caxias
Brazilian statesman