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Foreign minister from 1902 to 1912, the Baron of Rio Branco settled Brazil's borders through arbitration and negotiation, as in Acre and Misiones, drew the country closer to the United States and made law and diplomacy the basis of foreign policy.
Political axes
Baron of Rio Branco leans further toward free market than 75% of the 416 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Control is where Baron of Rio Branco stands furthest from the rest.
On Diplomacy, Baron of Rio Branco sits practically at the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
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Synthesis of the Asian Tigers: entrusts government to a merit-recruited technical elite insulated from the vote and guided by results rather than doctrine, combining free trade, open markets and low taxation with strict public order and state planning where it proves effective.
Pragmatic branch that prioritizes fiscal adjustment, economic stability, and governability through broad coalitions, accepting market reforms and political concessions in the name of short- and medium-term results.
Political tradition that values order, customs, family, and consolidated institutions, preferring gradual and prudent change over rupture, based on historical experience and skepticism toward utopias.
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CommunalismAnarchist21%
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A city-state of the Italian Renaissance, Florence united banking and commercial capitalism, factional disputes among guilds and families such as the Medici, and a patronage that revolutionized the arts, letters, and political thought.
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