From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

César Maia in 2005

César Epitácio Maia (born July 18, 1945) is a Brazilian politician, notable for having been elected three times for mayor of Rio de Janeiro.

A native of Rio, born in 1945, like many other politically active members of his generation Maia was forced to leave Brazil in exile during the 1960s on account of his membership of the Brazilian Communist Party. Exiled in Chile, he obtained a degree in economics, but the 1973 coup in that country saw him return to his native land. After becoming Professor of Macroeconomics at the Fluminense Federal University in the neighbouring city of Niterói, Maia became active in the Democratic Labour Party (PDT), founded by deceased left populist Leonel Brizola. Maia supported Brizola’s campaign to become Governor of Rio de Janeiro state in 1983, as Brazil was emerging from the military-led regime towards full democracy, and was rewarded with the position of Treasury Secretary for the state. In 1986, he was elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies and re-elected in 1990. Having achieved political proeminence in the late 1980s, Maia affiliated with the Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (PMDB) in 1991, and was elected mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro for the first time in 1992, surprisingly defeating his former party's candidate. Then he switched to the Liberal Front Party (PFL).

Mayoral career

Maia ended his third mayoral term for the city of Rio de Janeiro. His first mandate was focused on new directions on public administration and urban intervention, with great social impact. Among other programs like the construction of the mayor urban highway in Latin America, called Linha Amarela, he developed the most important project of urbanization to the favelas, Favela-Bairro, a recognized program by UNESCO.

See also

List of Mayors of Rio de Janeiro

External links

• César Maia Official Website
  • César Maia Blog
• 2007 Pan American Games Official Website

References

• CityMayors.com profile

Mayors of Rio de Janeiro and Governors of Guanabara Francisco Antônio Pessoa de Barros | José Félix da Cunha Meneses | Nicolau Joaquim Moreira | Cândido Barata Ribeiro | Antônio Dias Ferreira | Henrique Valadares | Francisco Furquim Werneck de Almeida | José Joaquim da Rosa | Ubaldino do Amaral Fontoura | Luís van Erven | Cesário Alvim | Honório Gurgel do Amaral | Antônio Coelho Rodrigues | João Filipe Pereira | Joaquim Xavier da Silveira Júnior | Carlos Leite Ribeiro | Francisco Pereira Passos | Francisco Marcelino de Sousa Aguiar | Inocêncio Serzedelo Correia | Bento Manuel Ribeiro Carneiro Monteiro | Rivadávia da Cunha Correia | Antônio Augusto de Azevedo Sodré | Amaro Cavalcanti | Manuel Cícero Peregrino da Silva | André Gustavo Paulo de Frontin | Milcíades Mário de Sá Freire | Carlos César de Oliveira Sampaio | Alaor Prata Leme Soares | Antônio Prado Júnior | Adolfo Bergamini | Julião Esteves | Pedro Ernesto Batista | Augusto do Amaral Peixoto | Pedro Ernesto Batista | Olímpio de Melo | Henrique de Toledo Dodsworth | José Filadelfo de Barros Azevedo | Hildebrando de Araújo Góis | Ângelo Mendes de Morais | João Carlos Vital | Dulcídio do Espírito Santo Cardoso | Alim Pedro | Eitel de Oliveira Lima | Francisco de Sá Lessa | Francisco Negrão de Lima | José J. de Sá Freire Alvim | José Sette Câmara Filho | Carlos Lacerda | Rafael Hermeto de Almeida Magalhães | Francisco Negrão de Lima | Antônio Chagas Freitas | Marcos Tamoio | Israel Klabin | Júlio Coutinho | Jamil Haddad | Marcello Alencar | Saturnino Braga | Jó Antônio Resende | Marcello Alencar | César Maia | Luiz Paulo Conde | César Maia