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2009 In Brazil
Events in the year 2009 in Brazil. Incumbents Federal government * President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva * Vice President: José Alencar Gomes da Silva Governors * Acre: Binho Marques * Alagoas: Teotônio Vilela Filho * Amapa: Waldez Góes * Amazonas: Eduardo Braga * Bahia: Jaques Wagner * Ceará: Cid Gomes * Espírito Santo: Paulo Hartung * Goiás: Alcides Rodrigues * Maranhão: Jackson Lago (until 17 April), Roseana Sarney (starting 17 April) * Mato Grosso: Blairo Maggi * Mato Grosso do Sul: André Puccinelli * Minas Gerais: Aécio Neves * Pará: Ana Júlia Carepa * Paraíba: Cássio Cunha Lima (until 18 February), José Maranhão (starting 18 February) * Parana: Roberto Requião de Mello e Silva then Orlando Pessuti * Pernambuco: Eduardo Campos * Piauí: Wellington Dias * Rio de Janeiro: Sérgio Cabral Filho * Rio Grande do Norte: Wilma Maria de Faria * Rio Grande do Sul: Yeda Rorato Crusius * Rondônia: Ivo Narciso Cassol * Roraima: José de Anchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Espírito Santo
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' may be either appointed or elected, and the governor's powers can vary significantly, depending on the public laws in place locally. The adjective pertaining to a governor is gubernatorial, from the Latin root ''gubernare''. Ancient empires Pre-Roman empires Though the legal and administrative framework of provinces, each administrated by a governor, was created by the Romans, the term ''governor'' has been a convenient term for historians to describe similar systems in antiquity. Indeed, many regions of the pre-Roman antiquity were ultimately replaced by Roman 'standardized' provincial governments after their conquest by Rome. Plato used the metaphor of turning the Ship of State with a rudder; the Latin w ... [...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] |
André Puccinelli
André Puccinelli (born 2 July 1948) is an Italian-Brazilian physician and politician, affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB). He was the first foreigner to be List of mayors of Campo Grande (Mato Grosso do Sul), mayor of Campo Grande in Brazilian history. He was secretary of health for the Mato Grosso do Sul, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, state deputy, Chamber of Deputies (Brazil), federal deputy, List of mayors of Campo Grande (Mato Grosso do Sul), mayor of Campo Grande for two terms and elected and re-elected governor of Mato Grosso do Sul. André Puccinelli was born in Italy and moved to Brazil still a child. See also * List of mayors of Campo Grande (Mato Grosso do Sul) References 1948 births Brazilian people of Italian descent Italian emigrants to Brazil Governors of Mato Grosso do Sul Living people People from Viareggio Federal University of Paraná alumni {{Brazil-politician-stub ... [...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] |
Roseana Sarney
Roseana Sarney Murad (born 1 June 1953) is a Brazilian politician and sociologist. She was the governor of the Brazilian state of Maranhão from 1995 to 2002 and again from 2009 to 2014. She is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party and daughter of former President and senator José Sarney. Roseana has served in a number of elected offices, including congresswoman from 1991 to 1994, governor of Maranhão from 1995 to 2002 and senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ... from 2003 to 2009. She considered running for president in 2002, but a corruption scandal led to her withdrawal from the race on 15 April 2002. References External links Bank Julius Baer: Brazilian Senator Roseana Sarney estimated USD 150M in Caymans, 1999 1953 births Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson Lago
Jackson Kepler Lago (November 1, 1934 - Eleições 2006. Accessed April 19, 2009. – April 4, 2011) was a Brazilian , and . He served as governor of from January 1, 2007, to April 16, 2009, when t ... [...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] |
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