Esperidião Amin Helou Filho (December 21, 1947) is a Brazilian politician. Born to a family of businessmen and politicians of Lebanese origin, he was twice elected governor of the state of Santa Catarina and twice mayor of the city of

Florianópolis Florianópolis () is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina, in the South Region, Brazil, South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as we ...

, its capital. He was Senator of the Republic between 1991 and 1999 and national president of the Progressive Party. In

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

, he ran for

President of Brazil The president of Brazil (), officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil () or simply the ''President of the Republic'', is the head of state and head of government of Brazil. The president leads the executive branch of the ...

, but was not elected. He is married to Angela Amin, a federal congresswoman in the

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and twice mayor of Florianópolis. Amin studied Business Administration and Law at

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina The Federal University of Santa Catarina (, UFSC) is a public university in Florianópolis, the capital city of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil. Considered one of the leading universities in Brazil, UFSC is the 6th best university in Latin ...

(UFSC). He completed his master's degree in management and is a professor in the areas of business, economics, law and planning at UFSC.

Honours

Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays and Neck Ribbon (2023)

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Esperidião Amin
* Angela Amin
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, - , - , - , - , - 1947 births Living people People from Florianópolis Brazilian people of Lebanese descent National Renewal Alliance politicians Democratic Social Party politicians Reform Progressive Party politicians Progressistas politicians Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil) Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Santa Catarina Governors of Santa Catarina (state) Mayors of places in Brazil Candidates for President of Brazil Brazilian businesspeople {{Brazil-mayor-stub

Honours

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