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José Richa
José Richa (11 September 1934 – 17 December 2003) was a Brazilian politician who served as a senator of the state of Paraná (state), Paraná from 1987 to 1995, earlier having served as governor from 1983 to 1986. Prior to serving these positions, he was the mayor of Londrina from 1973 to 1977, and a federal deputy from the state from 1962 to 1970. After being one of the founding members of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), he later became one of the founding members of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) and was a member of the party until his death in 2003. His son, Beto Richa, later became the governor of Paraná after having been mayor of the capital Curitiba. Biography Richa was born in São Fidélis, Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro to Assad Richa and Ana Miguel Richa, both immigrants from Lebanon. He moved to Paraná in his youth, where he graduated with a degree in odontology from the Federal University of Paraná in 1959. He was married to Arlete V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraná (state)
Paraná () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, in the Southern Region, Brazil, south of the country. It is bordered in the north by São Paulo (state), São Paulo state, in the east by the Atlantic Ocean, in the south by Santa Catarina state and the province of Misiones Province, Misiones, Argentina, and in the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraguay, with the Paraná River as its western boundary. It is subdivided into List of municipalities in Paraná, 399 municipalities, and its capital is the city of Curitiba. Other major cities are Londrina, Maringá, Ponta Grossa, Cascavel, São José dos Pinhais and Foz do Iguaçu. The state is home to 5.4% of the Brazilian population and generates 6.2% of the Brazilian GDP. Crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn, Paraná has what is left of the araucaria forest, one of the most important subtropical forests in the world. At the border with Argentina is the National Park of Iguaçu, considered by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. from there, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moisés Lupion
Moisés Wille Lupion de Troia (March 25, 1908 — August 29, 1991) was a Brazilian accountant, businessman, and politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ... who twice served as governor of the state of Paraná. References 1908 births 1991 deaths Governors of Paraná (state) Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Paraná People from Paraná (state) Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil) {{Brazil-Deputy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic Party (Brazil) Politicians
__NOTOC__ Christian democratic parties are political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social teaching and Neo-Calvinist theology. Christian democracy continues to be influential in Europe and Latin America, though in a number of countries its Christian ethos has been diluted by secularisation. In practice, Christian democracy is often considered centre-right on cultural, social and moral issues, but centre-left "with respect to economic and labor issues, civil rights, and foreign policy" as well as the environment, generally supporting a social market economy. Christian democracy can be seen as either conservative, centrist, or liberal / left of, right of, or center of the mainstream political parties depending on the social and political atmosphere of a given country and the positions held by individual Christian democratic parties. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
