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List Of Mayors Of Rio Branco, Acre
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Rio Branco, in Acre state, Brazil. * , 1900-1908 * , 1908-1912 * , 1912-1916 * João de Deus Barreto, 1917-1920 * , 1920-1925 * , 1925-1929 * , 1929 * , 1929-1936 * , 1936-1945 * , 1945-1950 * , 1950-1953 * , 1953-1957 * , 1957-1961 * , 1961-1963 * Aníbal Miranda Ferreira da Silva, 1963-1964 * Raimundo Hermínio de Melo, 1964-1966, 1966-1968 * , 1966 * Adauto Brito da Frota, 1969-1971, 1975-1977 * Durval Wanderley Dantas, 1971-1975 * Fernando Inácio dos Santos, 1977-1983 * , 1983-1985, 2001-2002 * Adalberto Aragão, 1986-1988 * Jorge Kalume, 1989-1992 * Jorge Viana Jorge Viana (born September 20, 1959) is a Brazilian engineer and politician. He has represented Acre in the Federal Senate since 2011. Previously, he was Governor of Acre from 1999 to 2007. He is a member of the Workers' Party. After Renan Cal ..., 1993-1996 * , 1997-2000 * Isnard Leite, 2002-2004 * , 2005-2012 * , 2013-2018 * , 2018- See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayors In Brazil
In Brazil, the mayor is the chief executive of the smallest territorial unit — the Municipalities of Brazil, municipality () — and holds executive powers of the local government, in a Mayor–council government, "strong mayor-council" arrangement. In Portuguese language, Portuguese, the mayor is called the ''prefeito'' (if male) or ''prefeita'' (if female), while the government itself is termed the ''prefeitura''. The current system of mayor and council (called the ''Câmara Municipal'') dates from the Brazilian Revolution of 1930, 1930 revolution and the Vargas Era, Vargas era, albeit with changes how elections are conducted. Until 1982, Brazilian mayors were usually elected by the local population, with the exception of state capitals, international border towns, and "national security zones" (which included strategic mining places). With the end of the Military dictatorship in Brazil, military dictatorship and enacting of the Constitution of Brazil, 1988 Constitution, all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Branco, Acre
Rio Branco (, ''White River'') is a Brazilian municipality, capital of the state of Acre. Located in the valley of the Acre River in northern Brazil, it is the most populous municipality in the state, with 413,418 inhabitants, according to the 2018 census, almost half the state population. Rio Branco was one of the first settlements to develop in the region, being the westernmost major settlement in the country and the 4th-oldest state capital city in Northern Brazil, after Belém, Manaus and Macapá. In 1913, it became a county. In 1920, it became the capital of the territory of Acre, and in 1962, the state capital. It is the administrative center for the economic, political and cultural region. History The capital of the state of Acre developed from the rubber plantation founded on December 28, 1882, by migrant settlers from the Northeastern Region of Brazil. Then called Seringal Volta da Empresa, it was located on the right bank of the Acre river. The Gameleira tree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acre (state)
Acre () is a state located in the west of the North Region of Brazil and the Amazonia Legal. Located in the westernmost part of the country, at a two-hour time difference from Brasília, Acre is bordered clockwise by the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Rondônia to the north and east, the Bolivian department of Pando to the southeast, and the Peruvian regions of Madre de Dios, Ucayali and Loreto to the south and west. The state, which has 0.42% of the Brazilian population, generates 0.2% of the Brazilian GDP. Its capital and largest city is Rio Branco. Other important places include Cruzeiro do Sul, Sena Madureira, Tarauacá and Feijó. Intense extractive activity in the rubber industry, which reached its height in the early 20th century, attracted Brazilians from many regions to the state. From the mixture of sulista, southeastern Brazil, nordestino, and indigenous traditions arose a diverse cuisine. It combines sun-dried meat (carne-de-sol) with pirarucu, a typic ... [...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] |
João De Deus Mena Barreto (1874–1933)
João de Deus Mena Barreto (Porto Alegre, 30 July 1874 – Rio de Janeiro, 25 March 1933) was a Brazilian general and politician who briefly served as the president of Brazil while being a member of the provisional military junta of 1930. Born into a historically military family, Mena Barreto took up a military career in 1890. He fought in several internal conflicts, including the Federalist Revolution, a civil war, the 18 of the Copacabana Fort revolt, and a 1924 revolt in the North. With the Revolution of 1930 in Brazil, Mena Barreto and Augusto Tasso Fragoso orchestrated an uprising in the Federal District, overthrowing President Washington Luís and establishing the 1930 junta. After the junta transferred power to revolutionaries, Mena Barreto became the federal interventor for Rio de Janeiro and a mediator in the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932. Early life and career Early life João de Deus Mena Barreto was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, on 30 July 187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Kalume
Jorge Kalume (3 December 1920 – 26 October 2010) was a Brazilian politician. Jorge Kalume was born on 3 December 1920 in Belém, a city in the Brazilian Amazon. He was governor of Acre from 1966 to 1971, during the military regime. He served as senator for Acre from 1979 to 1987. He died of bowel cancer in Brasília on 26 October 2010. See also * List of mayors of Rio Branco, Acre The following is a list of mayors of the city of Rio Branco, in Acre state, Brazil. * , 1900-1908 * , 1908-1912 * , 1912-1916 * João de Deus Barreto, 1917-1920 * , 1920-1925 * , 1925-1929 * , 1929 * , 1929-1936 * , 1936-1945 * , 1945- ... References Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil) People from Belém 1920 births 2010 deaths Governors of Acre (state) Deaths from colorectal cancer Deaths from cancer in Federal District (Brazil) {{Brazil-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Viana
Jorge Viana (born September 20, 1959) is a Brazilian engineer and politician. He has represented Acre in the Federal Senate since 2011. Previously, he was Governor of Acre from 1999 to 2007. He is a member of the Workers' Party. After Renan Calheiros lost the presidency of the Senate, Viana is now the president of the Brazilian Senate. He opposed the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff Dilma Vana Rousseff (; born 14 December 1947) is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil, holding the position from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the first w .... Viana is also a member of Washington D.C. based think tank, The Inter-American Dialogue. See also * List of mayors of Rio Branco, Acre References Living people 1959 births Governors of Acre (state) Mayors of places in Brazil Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil) Members of the Inter-American Dialogue People from Rio Branco, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Globo , a radio station
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Globo (meaning ''globe'' in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian) may refer to: *Grupo Globo, a Brazilian conglomerate primarily in mass media **TV Globo, a television network ***GloboNews, a television 24-hour news channel ***Globo (Portuguese TV channel) **Canais Globo, a satellite TV service; also in Portugal **''O Globo'', a newspaper **Globo Filmes, a movie production company **Editora Globo, a publishing house **Globo Marcas, a branding and marketing company *Globo Futebol Clube, a Brazilian football club *''Il Globo'', an Italian-language newspaper published in Australia *Radio Globo (Honduras) Radio Globo is a radio station operating in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It is known for its opposition to the 2009 Honduran coup d'état as well as being the radio station for 24/7 news channel Globo TV. It is owned by Alejandro Villatoro. The station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Wikipedia
The Portuguese Wikipedia ( pt, Wikipédia em português) is the Portuguese language edition of Wikipedia (written Wikipédia, in Portuguese), the free encyclopedia. It was started on 11 May 2001. In addition to being the sixth most accessed website in the world, Wikipedia is the fifteenth most accessed website in Brazil and the sixth most accessed in Portugal. , it is the largest Wikipedia by article count, containing articles. History The Portuguese Wikipedia was the third edition of Wikipedia to be created, simultaneously with other languages. It started its activities on May 11, 2001, having reached the mark of one hundred thousand articles on January 26, 2006. From late 2004, the edition grew rapidly. In May 2005, it overtook both the Spanish and Italian language Wikipedias. By comparison, in May 2004 it was only the 17th Wikipedia by the number of articles. Portuguese articles can contain variations of writing, as European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese have di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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