Jarbas Vasconcelos (born August 23, 1942) is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He represented
Pernambuco
Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...
in the
Federal Senate
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from 2007 to 2015. Previously, he was governor of Pernambuco from 1999 to 2006. He is a member of the
Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
The Brazilian Democratic Movement ( pt, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, MDB) is a Brazilian political party. It is considered a " big tent party" and it is one of the parties with the greatest representation throughout the national territory, ...
.
Early life
Vasconcelos was born in
Vicência on August 23, 1942, to Carlindo de Moraes Vasconcelos and Aurea de Andrade Vasconcelos. Along with his eight siblings, his family moved to
Recife
That it may shine on all ( Matthew 5:15)
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when he was seven.
Education
After serving in the army for two years, Vasconcelos enrolled into the Catholic University of Pernambuco in 1964. he became interested in politics and joined the
Brazilian Democratic Movement
The Brazilian Democratic Movement ( pt, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, MDB) is a Brazilian political party. It is considered a " big tent party" and it is one of the parties with the greatest representation throughout the national territory, ...
in 1966. He finished his
Bachelor of Law
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degree two years later.
Political career
See also
*
List of mayors of Recife
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Recife, Brazil.
* , 1891
* Francisco do Rego Barros Lacerda, 1891-1892
* Manuel Pinto Damaso, 1892-1893
* , 1893-1896
* , 1896-1899
* Luiz Cavalcanti de Almeida, 1899
* Esmeraldino Olímpio d ...
References
Living people
1942 births
Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil)
Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians
Governors of Pernambuco
Mayors of Recife
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco
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