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Ricardo Teixeira

1947 - Today

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Ricardo Terra Teixeira (pronounced [ʁiˈkaʁdu ˈtɛʁɐ tejˈʃejɾɐ]; born June 20, 1947) is the former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). He was in the office from January 16, 1989 to March 12, 2012. In July 2012 a Swiss prosecutor's report revealed that, during his tenure on FIFA's Executive Committee, he and his former father-in-law Joao Havelange took more than $41 million in bribes in connection with the award of World Cup marketing rights. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ricardo Teixeira is the 15,470th most popular politician (down from 14,661st in 2019), the 657th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 575th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular Brazilian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ricardo Teixeira ranks 15,470 out of 19,576. Before him are Sarduri IV, Ashur-rabi I, Barbara Boxer, Jerónimo de Sousa, Giovanni Battista Rabino, and Janko Jesenský. After him are Valdis Birkavs, José María Pérez de Urdininea, Michael Manley, Sergey Aksyonov, Gabriele Zimmer, and Jaroslav Walter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Ricardo Teixeira ranks 608. Before him are Theodore Long, Wolfgang Schwarz, Cyrille Guimard, Luigi Padovese, Menachem Bello, and Jerónimo de Sousa. After him are K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Richard J. Evans, Timothy B. Schmit, André Heller, Laurent Pokou, and Randhir Kapoor.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Ricardo Teixeira ranks 657 out of 2,236. Before him are Bruno Guimarães (1997), Rodrigo (1991), Josimar (1961), Hamilton Mourão (1953), Nathalia Timberg (1929), and Luiz Adriano (1987). After him are Nena (1923), Edu Gaspar (1978), Octacílio (1909), Manoelzinho (1907), Jeferson Antonio Alves Dupin (1972), and Bismarck Barreto Faria (1969).

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Among POLITICIANS In Brazil

Among politicians born in Brazil, Ricardo Teixeira ranks 73. Before him are Celso Amorim (1942), João Pinheiro Chagas (1863), Joaquim Nabuco (1849), Cecília Meireles (1901), Fernando Haddad (1963), and Hamilton Mourão (1953). After him are Augusto Pestana (1868), Marco Maciel (1940), Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald (1905), Luciano Burti (1975), Marielle Franco (1979), and Ciro Gomes (1957).

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