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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.
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Baron of Rio Branco leans further toward private than 83% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.
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On Religion, Baron of Rio Branco sits close to the catalog median.
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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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