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2004 In Brazil
Events from the year 2004 in Brazil. Incumbents Federal government *President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva *Vice President: José Alencar Governors * Acre: Jorge Viana * Alagoas: Ronaldo Lessa * Amapa: Waldez Góes * Amazonas: Eduardo Braga * Bahia: Paulo Souto * Ceará: Lúcio Alcântara * Espírito Santo: Paulo Hartung * Goiás: Marconi Perillo * Maranhão: José Reinaldo Tavares * Mato Grosso: Blairo Maggi * Mato Grosso do Sul: José Orcírio Miranda dos Santos * Minas Gerais: Aécio Neves * Pará: Simão Jatene * Paraíba: Cássio Cunha Lima * Paraná: Roberto Requião de Mello e Silva * Pernambuco: Jarbas Vasconcelos * Piauí: Wellington Dias * Rio de Janeiro: Rosinha Garotinho * Rio Grande do Norte: Wilma Maria de Faria * Rio Grande do Sul: Germano Rigotto * Rondônia: Ivo Narciso Cassol * Roraima: Francisco Flamarion Portela (till 10 November); Ottomar de Sousa Pinto (from 10 November) * Santa Catarina: Luiz Henrique da Silveira * São Paulo: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, killing all 148 aboard, making it one of the deadliest aviation accidents in Egyptian history at the time. * January 4 – NASA's MER-A (Spirit) spacecraft lands on the surface of Mars. * January 6 - Construction on the tallest man-made structure to date, the Burj Khalifa begins in Dubai UAE * January 8 – The RMS ''Queen Mary 2'', at the time the largest ocean liner ever built, is christened by its namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II. * January 25 – NASA's MER-B (Opportunity) spacecraft lands on the surface of Mars. February * February 4 – Mark Zuckerberg launches The Facebook, later renamed to Facebook, a social networking website for Harvard Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lúcio Alcântara
Lucimar Ferreira da Silva (born 8 May 1978), commonly known as Lúcio, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. A tall and physically strong defender who excelled in the air, Lúcio was known for his long, surging, galloping runs on the ball, which earned him the nickname ''O Cavalo'' ("The Horse"). Lúcio began his professional career in 1998 with Internacional. After three years in the club, he moved to Bayer Leverkusen, where he reached the 2002 Champions League final against Real Madrid of Spain. He scored a header in the final, which Real Madrid won with the score of 2–1. In 2004, he arrived at Bayern Munich, where he won three cups and three Bundesliga titles. Since coach Louis van Gaal did not have a place for him at Bayern, he decided to search for a new team. He moved to Inter Milan in the summer of 2009. He won the treble with Inter in 2010, helped them win the 2010 Champions League against his former club Bayern Munich. With Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aécio Neves
Aécio Neves da Cunha (; born 10 March 1960) is a Brazilian economist, politician and former president of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). He was the 17th Governor of Minas Gerais from 1 January 2003 to 31 March 2010, and is currently a member of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies. He lost in the runoff presidential election against Dilma Rousseff in 2014. Biography Born in Belo Horizonte in the state of Minas Gerais, Neves was the youngest governor in the state's history. He began his political career as a personal secretary of his grandfather, Tancredo Neves, who was elected President of Brazil in 1985, but died before taking office. Aécio Neves served the World Federation of Democratic Youth in 1985 and four terms as an elected deputy for the Brazilian Social Democracy Party in the Federal Chamber of Deputies from 1 February 1987 to 14 December 2002, representing Minas Gerais. He was also President of the Chamber of Deputies in 2001/02. As governor, Aécio Nev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Minas Gerais ...
, the number of governors of Minas Gerais, Brazil, since the Proclamation of the Republic in November 15, 1889, reached 50. Until 1930 the governors were called presidents. The current governor is Romeu Zema (NOVO). Governors in the republican period (1889–present) ; References {{BrazilGovernors * Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Orcírio Miranda Dos Santos
José Orcírio Miranda dos Santos (born 24 February 1950), better known as Zeca do PT, is a Brazilian banker and politician, affiliated with the Workers' Party (PT). Elected State Deputy of Mato Grosso do Sul by the Workers' Party in 2022. He is a former federal deputy, being a former state deputy Established by the Constitution of Brazil, the State Senate is the State's representative body. The members are elected through the proportional system, by taking into account the joining affiliation (political party or coalition of parties), as a ... and former governor of Mato Grosso do Sul for two terms. Political career In 1990, he became the first state deputy to be elected by the PT in the state. He was re-elected in 1994. He tried for mayor of the capital in 1992, but failed to reach the second round. He contested, in court, the result of the 1996 election, in which he lost again, this time, by only 411 votes. He ran for governor of Mato Grosso do Sul, in the 1998 electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blairo Maggi
Blairo Borges Maggi (born 29 May 1956) is a Brazilian billionaire businessman, and former governor of the state of Mato Grosso. Maggi owns the Amaggi Group, a large company that harvests, processes, and exports soybeans, and owns soy terminals, highways, and waterways. Early life Blairo Borges Maggi was born in São Miguel do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil, the son of Andre Maggi, founder of the Amaggi Group. He graduated from Federal University of Paraná, majoring in agronomy. Career Maggi is the world's largest soybean producer. His accusers hold him responsible for the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. His defenders say he is taking Brazil forward. In this respect he is unapologetic, telling ''The New York Times'' in 2003: "To me, a 40 percent increase in deforestation doesn't mean anything at all, and I don't feel the slightest guilt over what we are doing here ..We're talking about an area larger than Europe that has barely been touched, so there is nothing at all t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Reinaldo Tavares
José Reinaldo Carneiro Tavares (born March 19, 1939) is a Brazilian engineer and politician. He served as governor of Maranhão, from 2002 to 2007. Was minister of Transport (1986–1990) on gubernatorial of Sarney. Tavares serves as federal deputy. References Democratic Social Party politicians Brazilian Socialist Party politicians Democrats (Brazil) politicians Governors of Maranhão 1939 births Living people {{brazil-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Maranhão
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marconi Perillo
Marconi Ferreira Perillo Júnior (born in Goiânia, March 7, 1963) is a Brazilian politician, affiliate to the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). He is the former governor of the state of Goiás (1999–2002; 2003–2006; 2011–2018). Biography Marconi Ferreira Perillo Júnior was born in Goiânia, in the maternity Maternidade de Maio, on March 7, 1963, but was raised in Palmeiras de Goiás, where he consider his hometown. First born son of the merchant Marconi Ferreira Perillo and the housewife Maria Pires Perillo, he has also three other siblings: Antônio, Vânia and Tatiana. He went to Elementary School in the Public School of Palmeira de Goiás (1970–1978). At age 14 he had his first formal job, as a helper on the 2º Ofício de Notas em Palmeiras notary’s Office. At the age of 15, he went live with his uncle Jorge e Maria Conceição, in the city of Goiânia, to keep studying. In Goiânia, he went to high school in Pré-Médico College (1978–1980). In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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