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Ruy Barbosa, a Common card
Ruy Barbosa de Oliveira, also known as Rui Barbosa, was a Brazilian politician, writer, jurist, philologist, journalist and diplomat.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 57
- DEF
- 32
- Power
- 89
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 11,000
Power 89 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 30 % of WikiCards cards.
Ruy Barbosa quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ruy Barbosa card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His defence of ______ freedom led to his public condemning of communism and obligatory vaccinations.
Answer
individual. His defence of individual freedom led to his public condemning of communism and obligatory vaccinations. From the Ruy Barbosa article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ruy Barbosa. Ruy Barbosa 57 · Manx surnames 54 · 14th Chervona Kalyna Brigade 51 · Manjarabad Fort 48 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- A prominent defender of civil liberties who called for the abolition of slavery in Brazil, Barbosa represented Brazil in the second Hague convention, and argued for Brazil's participation in World War I on the side of the Allies.
- He also personally ordered the destruction of all government records pertaining to slavery while being Minister of Finance, as an effort to prevent previous slaveowners from receiving any sort of financial compensation.
- His defence of individual freedom led to his public condemning of communism and obligatory vaccinations.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ruy Barbosa article was read about 11,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 57 and blocks with 32: each hit it takes is cut by 13 %.
How to get Ruy Barbosa
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ruy Barbosa (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Fitz Gerald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
