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Eduardo Paes

1969 - Today

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Eduardo da Costa Paes (Brazilian Portuguese: [eˈdwaʁdu dɐ ˈkɔstɐ pɐjs], born 14 November 1969) is a Brazilian politician who became the mayor of Rio de Janeiro from 2009 to 2012, reelected for a second term from 2013 to 2016 and a third in 2021. He is the city's 13th mayor. On 12 August, at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, he took the Olympic Flag, via Jacques Rogge, from London Mayor Boris Johnson. Paes was a trenchant critic of the Lula administration, particularly during the Mensalão scandal in 2005 over alleged payments to congresspeople for votes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Eduardo Paes is the 17,833rd most popular politician (down from 17,079th in 2024), the 972nd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 881st in 2019) and the 83rd most popular Brazilian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eduardo Paes ranks 17,833 out of 19,576. Before him are Wade Hampton III, N. Biren Singh, Audronius Ažubalis, Eugen Bejinariu, Radiy Khabirov, and Gideon Welles. After him are Cristina Cifuentes, Chris Van Hollen, Kaci Kullmann Five, Maham Anga, Ron Wyden, and Caesar Rodney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Eduardo Paes ranks 566. Before him are Sugizo, Michael Rich, Dariusz Wosz, Sasha, Meredith Monroe, and Mikhail Porechenkov. After him are Princess Rym Ali, Anu Aggarwal, Roy Hargrove, Pavel Kolobkov, Chisato Moritaka, and Nick Moran.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Eduardo Paes ranks 972 out of 2,236. Before him are Paula Fernandes (1984), Enrique Bernoldi (1978), Bruno (1984), Jádson (1983), Lincoln (1979), and Paulo Jamelli (1974). After him are Isabeli Fontana (1983), Paulo Sérgio (1954), Roger Machado Marques (1975), Geovanni (1980), Gabriel Bortoleto (2004), and Emerson (1999).

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Among POLITICIANS In Brazil

Among politicians born in Brazil, Eduardo Paes ranks 83. Before him are Alexandre de Moraes (1968), Luciano Burti (1975), Marielle Franco (1979), Ciro Gomes (1957), Eduardo Riedel (1969), and Aécio Neves (1960). After him are Gilberto Kassab (1960), Adriana Behar (1969), Eduardo Campos (1965), Sergio Moro (1972), Michelle Bolsonaro (1982), and Eduardo Bolsonaro (1984).

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