Leonel Brizola
Politician
1922 – 2004
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Who was Leonel Brizola?
Leonel de Moura Brizola was a Brazilian politician. Launched in politics by Getúlio Vargas, Brizola was the only politician to serve as governor of two different states in Brazil. In 1959 he was elected governor of Rio Grande do Sul, and in 1982 and 1990 he was elected governor of Rio de Janeiro. He was also vice-president of the Socialist International, as well as Honorary President of that organization from October 2003 until his death in June 2004. Brizola and his party practiced a kind of social democratic left-wing policy.
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- Born
- Jan 22, 1922
Carazinho - Also known as
- Mayor Leonel Brizola
- Leonel de Moura Brizola
- Dr. Leonel de Moura Brizola
- Dr. Leonel Brizola
- Caudilho
- Itagiba
- O Engenheiro
- Spouses
- Neusa Goulart
( - 1993/04/07) - Marília Martins Pinheiro
( - 2004/06/21)
- Neusa Goulart
- Children
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Profession
- Lived in
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Died
- Jun 21, 2004
Rio de Janeiro
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on July 23, 2013
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