Abstract
In view of the discussions started regarding the work of Ignacio de Mourão Rangel, in the midst of his birth centenary (2014), this article aims to discuss Rangel´s influences throughout his extensive work. We argue that Rangel Marxist thought - the cause and consequence of his broad view of science and the evolutionary nature of the economy - was the result of several influences: from philosophers such as Hegel and Kant to Adam Smith and, mainly, Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. He absorbed, through the work of Schumpeter, the concept of Kondratiev long-term cycles. Rangel also used Keynesian postulates. These influences largely explain Rangel´s success in turning historical materialism into something deeply Brazilian and in developing a Brazilian Political Economy.
Keywords:
Ignacio Rangel´s thought; Intellectual influences; Historical materialism; Development; Brazil