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Papaléo Paes
João Bosco Papaléo Paes (27 August 1952 – 25 June 2020), better known simply as Papaléo Paes, was a Brazilian politician and physician from the state of Pará who represented the state of Amapá at national level. Career Before pursuing a career in politics, Paes graduated as a Physician at the Federal University of Pará and later specialized in Cardiology in Rio de Janeiro. He worked at the Hospital Geral de Macapá at a management level and in 1992 was appointed Health Secretary of Amapá. In 1992, Paes was elected Mayor of Macapá and remained in charge between 1993 and 1996. In 2000, he decided to run again at Macapá's mayoral election. This time however, he failed to secure enough votes to be elected. In 2002, he was elected Senator representing the state of Amapá. His tenure lasted from 2003 to 2011. In 2006, he ran at the Amapá state elections, but failed to secure enough votes to be elected Governor. In 2014, Paes was elected Vice governor of Amapá. He ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amapá
Amapá (; ) is one of the 26 federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil. It is in the North Region, Brazil, North Region of Brazil. It is Federative units of Brazil#List, the second-least populous state and the eighteenth-largest state by area. Located in the far northern part of the country, Amapá is bordered clockwise by French Guiana to the north for 730 km, the Atlantic Ocean to the east for 578 km, Pará to the south and west, and Suriname to the northwest for 63 km. The capital and largest city is Macapá. The state has 0.4% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for only 0.22% of the Brazilian gross domestic product, GDP. In the colonial period the region was called Portuguese Guiana and was part of Portuguese Empire, Portugal's State of Brazil. Later, the region was distinguished from the other The Guianas, Guianas. Amapá was once part of Pará, but became a separate territory in 1943, and the decision to make it a state was made in 1988. The first state legis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |