mayors in brazil

In Brazil, the office of Mayor is the head of government of the smallest territorial unit - the municpio - and holds actual executive powers of local administration. In Portuguese, its title is called Prefeito. Until 1982, Brazilian mayors were usually elected by the local municipality population, except 1) state capitals, 2) international border towns, and 3) "national security zones" (which included important mining places). After the 1988 Constitution, all mayors in the nation are directly elected every four years. The capital (Braslia), however, is governed by the Governor of the Federal District, who is not a mayor per se, but rather shares the same status as state governors. In Brazil, mayors of largest cities, such as Rio de Janeiro and So Paulo, have considerable influence in national politics, and are usually potential candidates to presidency.

Mayors of Important Brazilian Cities

Town	State	Mayor
Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro (state)	Cesar Maia
So Paulo	So Paulo (state)	Jos Serra
Curitiba	Paran	Cssio Taniguchi
Belo Horizonte	Minas Gerais	Clio de Castro
Porto Alegre	Rio Grande do Sul	Jos Fogaa
Recife	Pernambuco	Joo Paulo

Mayors In Brazil

Mayors of Important Brazilian Cities

See also