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WriterIntellectual life1839–1908

Machado de Assis

Brazil's greatest writer and founder of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, he ironically portrayed the elite of the Second Empire. A civil servant, he was a moderate liberal, a discreet abolitionist and skeptical of religion and scientism.

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Center
Closest Ideology
Green Centrism
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1839–1908
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal27.5%
    Unitary72.5%
  • Representation

    Near midpoint
    Democracy52.5%
    Autocracy47.5%
  • Civil liberties

    Leaning · Liberty
    Security38.8%
    Liberty61.2%
  • Cultural integration

    Leaning · Multicultural
    Assimilation37.5%
    Multicultural62.5%
  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Negotiation
    Military force25%
    Negotiation75%
  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Non-Intervention
    Non-Intervention65%
    Interventionist35%
  • Ownership

    Leaning · Public
    Public60%
    Private40%
  • Economic coordination

    Near midpoint
    State direction56.2%
    Markets43.8%
  • International trade

    Leaning · Free trade
    Protectionism31.2%
    Free trade68.8%
  • Religion & state

    Leaning · Secular
    Secular65%
    Religious35%
  • Social norms

    Near midpoint
    Progressive43.8%
    Traditionalist56.2%
  • Technology & precaution

    Near midpoint
    Acceleration46.2%
    Ecologist53.8%

What distinguishes Machado de Assis

Largest median distance

Conflict resolution

This position is 21.2 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 46% Military forceMachado de Assis 25% Military force

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Social norms

This position is 3.8 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 40% ProgressiveMachado de Assis 44% Progressive

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.