Arthur Virgilio do Carmo Ribeiro Neto (born November 15, 1945) better known as Arthur Virgilio or Arthur Neto, is a Brazilian politician and lawyer, career diplomat, member and one of the founders of the
Brazilian Social Democracy Party
The Brazilian Social Democracy Party ( pt, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, PSDB), also known as the Brazilian Social Democratic Party or the Party of Brazilian Social Democracy,. is a political party in Brazil. As the third largest par ...
. Since 2013, he serves as the mayor of his hometown Manaus, being re-elected for the office in 2016.
Prior, Virgílio Neto already served as
mayor of Manaus from 1989 to 1992.
Virgilio Neto was elected twice to the
Brazilian Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies ( pt, Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. The chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-yea ...
between 1982 and 1986 and was a Senator for the State of
Amazonas.
He became one of the opposition leaders in the Brazilian senate of then-President
Lula da Silva.
See also
*
List of mayors of Manaus
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Manaus, in Amazonas state, Brazil.
* , 1890
* José Carlos da Silva Telles, 1890-1891
* , 1891
* Leonardo Antônio Malcher, 1891
* Raimundo Pinto Brandão, 1891-1892
* Manoel Antônio Grange ...
References
External links
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1945 births
Living people
People from Manaus
Mayors of Manaus
Brazilian Social Democracy Party politicians
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