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Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Fernando Henrique Cardoso, also known by his initials FHC, is a Brazilian sociologist, professor, and politician who served as the 34th president of Brazil from 1 January 1995 to 1 January 2003. He was the first Brazilian president to be reelected for a subsequent term. An accomplished scholar of dependency theory noted for his research on slavery and political theory, Cardoso has earned many hono…
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culture · President of Brazil from 1995 to 2003 · politician · diplomat · sociologist · writer · university teacher · also Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Cardoso
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2026· 5 entries
Mshale: Scotland Captain Andy Robertson Reads A Heartfelt Letter From Rute Cardoso, Wife Of Diogo Jota. Oleksandr Usyk (veaY7CAgi0)
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teleSUR English: Brazilian Television and Theater Icon Laura Cardoso Dies at 98
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That Eric Alper: Laura Cardoso, Grande Dame of Brazilian Telenovelas, Dies at 98
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In April 2026, Fernando Henrique Cardoso was placed under guardianship following a diagnosis of advanced Alzheimer's disease.
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2021· 1 entry
“Em entrevista ao canal de televisão argentino La Nación+ — 14 de junho de 2021.”
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2020· 1 entry
Awarded The City of Athens Democracy Award (2020).
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2019· 2 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Miami (2019).
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“Sobre Jair Bolsonaro, em entrevista a Folha de S. Paulo — Janeiro de 2019”
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2017· 1 entry
Cardoso received the Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award from the Inter-American Dialogue
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2016· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of Harvard University (2016).
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2015· 1 entry
“Sobre a volta da inflação devido a gastança do governo de Dilma Rousseff — 6 de novembro de 2015”
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2013· 1 entry
Became a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
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2012· 2 entries
Awarded Kluge Prize (2012).
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Won: United States with Order of the White Eagle (2002) (2012).
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2011· 1 entry
Documentary Breaking the Taboo, which explores the conclusion reached by the Global Commission on Drug Policy in 2011 that drug liberalization is the best approach in dealing with drug policy
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2008· 1 entry
By former French president Jacques Chirac to promote world peace
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2007· 1 entry
Became a member of the editorial board of the Latin American policy publication Americas Quarterly, for which he is an occasional contributor
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2006· 1 entry
Helped the campaign of the PSDB candidate for the Presidency, Geraldo Alckmin, and has reiterated that he does not wish to run for office again
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2005· 1 entry
Cardoso was selected by the British magazine Prospect as being one of the world's top one hundred living public intellectuals
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2004· 1 entry
And serves on various advisory boards for different organizations abroad, such as the Clinton Global Initiative, Brown University, and the United Nations Foundation
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2003· 2 entries
Awarded J. William Fulbright Prize (2003).
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By Lula da Silva, who ran for the fourth time and had come in second on prior attempts
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2002· 2 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (2002).
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2001· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross presented by Rudolf Schuster (2001).
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Won: Slovakia with Order of the White Eagle (2002) (2001).
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2000· 2 entries
Awarded Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation (2000).
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Cardoso demanded the disclosure of some classified military files concerning Operation Condor, a network of South American military dictatorships that kidnapped and assassinated political opponents
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1999· 3 entries
Awarded Order of the Elephant (1999).
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Career landmark: President of Brazil (1999–2002).
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“Sobre a aposentadoria (1999).”
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1998· 7 entries
Won: Spain with Order of the White Eagle (2002) (1998).
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Won Gold medal of Galicia (1998).
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Awarded honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca (1998).
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Awarded Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1998).
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“Publicado en el periódico Jornal do Brasil, 31 de agosto de 1998, páginas 1-3.”
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“Publicado en el diario O Globo, 12 de mayo de 1998, páginas 1 y 8.”
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Won the presidential election in the first round, becoming the first president to be reelected at the time
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1997· 2 entries
Won: United Kingdom with Order of the White Eagle (2002) (1997).
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Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1997).
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1996· 2 entries
Awarded honorary doctorate from University of Lyon-II (1996).
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“Em 1996, dissertando sobre as reformas iniciadas em seu governo”
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1995· 6 entries
Won: Malaysia with Officier of the Ordre des Palmes académiques (1995).
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Won: Italy with Officier of the Ordre des Palmes académiques (1995).
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Awarded Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1995).
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Won: Uruguay with Order of the White Eagle (2002) (1995).
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Won Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1995).
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Career landmark: President of Brazil (1995–1998).
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1994· 1 entry
“Plan de gobierno lanzado en 1994, citado por la columna Painel ("Panel".) del diario Folha de S. Paulo, el 16 de mayo de 2001.”
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1993· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Finance of Brazil (1993–1994).
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1986· 1 entry
For the Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (PMDB), which MDB became after re-democratization, he joined a group of PMDB parliamentarians who left that party to found the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB) a
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1985· 1 entry
Ran unsuccessfully for mayor of São Paulo against former President Jânio Quadros
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1984· 1 entry
Awarded Juca Pato Prize (1984).
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1983· 1 entry
Career landmark: São Paulo senator (1983–1992).
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1982· 1 entry
Replacing Franco Montoro, the newly elected governor of São Paulo
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1971· 26 entries
“Si la persona no consigue producir, pobre, va a ser profesor. Entonces es aquella angustia para saber si el investigador va a tener un nombre en la plaza o va a dar clases la vida entera y repetir lo que los otros hacen.”
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“Nunca hubo ninguna chance de neoliberalismo aquí. Este es un país muy pobre y el Estado siempre tendrá un papel importante en la atenuación de diferencias sociales.”
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“Ele [Jair Bolsonaro] pode ganhar a eleição de novo, dependendo da forma como atuemos. Se ficarmos só com as nossas ideias e só entre nós, ele ganha.”
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“Ele [Jair Bolsonaro] chegou lá [na Presidência da República] porque ele é o homem comum. Ele estoura, fala bobagem de uma maneira rude. Isso toca as pessoas, que são a maioria, que é parecida com esse estilo.”
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“Yo también conmemoro la mejora en la distribución de la renta del ingreso. La política de él (Lula) es la mía.”
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“Em entrevista à Rádio Gaúcha”
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“Esto es otra cosa que precisa acabar en el Brasil, esa mentalidad atrasada de que el presidente va a pasear. Tenga paciencia..”
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“Em entrevista concedida a revista Exame”
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“La ética del PT [Partido de los Trabajadores] es robar.”
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“Em sua conta oficial no Twitter, repudiando a convocação feita por Bolsonaro para que a população se manifeste contra o Congresso Nacional”
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“No puede haber preconcepto contra quien sabe. Saber no es errado.”
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“É pena ver o governo atual [de Jair Bolsonaro] mergulhado em crenças atrasadas que podem prejudicar no largo prazo o nosso destino como nação.”
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“El pueblo se debe estar preguntando: ¿ustedes son pescado o carne de vaca? Tenemos que decir claramente quién somos.”
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“Em entrevista a BBC Brasil”
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“En un plazo de 120 días no habrá más agujeros.”
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“El mundo nunca es maravilloso para todos, pero hay una similitud efectiva entre un gran período de expansión del capitalismo comercial, de la eclosión del Renacimiento y de los Descubrimientos a aquella altura, en que el hombre era la medida de todas las cosas, aunque no lo fuese, en verdad, pero como referencia pasó a ser y es lo que está aconteciendo hoy en día.”
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“No somos tigres, no damos saltos felinos. Somos una ballena que se mueve lento, pero con firmeza.”
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“Llevamos muchos años siendo el país del futuro. Llegó el futuro, el futuro es hoy, el futuro es ahora.”
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“Es preciso una pizca de candomblé para poder gobernar y entender ese inmenso Brasil.”
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“Voy a terminar usando las palabras que oí de Handel, que son las palabras más bellas que se puede oír. Y cito a Handel: Aleluya.”
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“Creo que deberíamos incluir todas las drogas [más allá de la marihuana]. Todas hacen mal. Pero la política de guerra a las drogas no está funcionando. Imaginar un mundo sin droga es un objetivo difícil de ser alcanzado, es como imaginar un mundo sin sexo.”
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“Esa obsesión de parar de trabajar a una cierta edad va a crear problemas en la Previsión.”
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“Em debate no Museu de Arte do Rio”
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“Lula es muy buen surfista, pero no forma ola. Yo tuve que formar ola en muchas ocasiones y muchas veces quedé envuelto en la ola.”
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“Si izquierda significa estar contra el orden social existente y derecha a favor, la socialdemocracia es sin duda una corriente de izquierda.”
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“Declaração dada em uma entrevista à Cebri Revista”
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1968· 1 entry
Received the title of Cathedratic Professor, holding the chair of Political Science at Universidade de São Paulo
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1963· 1 entry
The most senior level of academic recognition in Brazil, also from Universidade de São Paulo
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1952· 2 entries
From where he also earned a Master's and a Doctorate in Sociology
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Studied at University of São Paulo (1952).
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1931· 1 entry
Born 1931-06-18.
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