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Poet and civil servantIntellectual life1902–1987

Carlos Drummond de Andrade

Poet and chief of staff to the education minister under Vargas's authoritarian Estado Novo, later a newspaper columnist. A left-wing humanist, he wrote for a communist daily and published A Rosa do Povo (1945), poetry against war and oppression.

Closest spectrum
Left
Closest ideology
Progressivism
Closest personality
Gustavo Petro
Portrait of Carlos Drummond de Andrade
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Political axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal38%
    Unitary62%
  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy82%
    Autocracy18%
  • Power

    Leaning · Liberty
    Security35%
    Liberty65%
  • Immigration

    Strong · Multiculturalism
    Assimilation26%
    Multiculturalism74%
  • Diplomacy

    Strong · Pacifist
    Militarist22%
    Pacifist78%
  • Intervention

    Leaning · Non-interventionist
    Non-interventionist64%
    Nationalist36%
  • Economy

    Strong · Public
    Public74%
    Private26%
  • Control

    Strong · Planning
    Planning73%
    Free market27%
  • Trade

    Leaning · Protectionism
    Protectionism63%
    Globalism37%
  • Religion

    Leaning · Irreligious
    Irreligious70%
    Religious30%
  • Morality

    Leaning · Progressive
    Progressive72%
    Traditionalist28%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Biology
    Technology35%
    Biology66%

What sets Carlos Drummond de Andrade apart

Most unusual position

Morality

Carlos Drummond de Andrade leans further toward progressive than 84% of the 626 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 39Carlos Drummond de Andrade 72

Of all the axes, Morality is where Carlos Drummond de Andrade stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Structure

On Structure, Carlos Drummond de Andrade sits practically at the catalog median.

Personality median 38Carlos Drummond de Andrade 38

Here they share common ground with most personalities.