João Amoêdo
João Dionisio Filgueira Barreto Amoêdo , known as João Amoêdo , (born October 22, 1962 in Rio de Janeiro ) is a Brazilian banker, engineer, company manager and politician. He was co-founder of the liberal New Party (NOVO) founded in 2011 and its president until 2017. In 2018 he was his party's presidential candidate in the 2018 elections in Brazil .
Life
Amoêdo is the son of the radiologist Armando Rocha Amoêdo and the company owner Maria Elisa Filgueira Barreto. He studied engineering at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and has had a degree in corporate management from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) since 1984 .
He is an active athlete and has completed the triathlon Ironman six times and 10 marathons . He returned to business in 2010 after being diagnosed with lymphatic cancer . Amoêdo is married to Rosa Helena Nasser, with whom he has three children.
When disclosing his financial circumstances on the occasion of the 2018 presidential election , he stated assets of R $ 425 million in August 2018 .
Web links
- Website about the person at Partido Novo (Brazilian Portuguese)
- Videos by and about João Amoêdo on Youtube
Individual evidence
- ^ Ricardo Mendonça: João Dionísio Amoedo: “Nossos candidatos terão metas de gestão”. In: Época. June 9, 2011, Retrieved September 13, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ Nara Alves: Banqueiro busca apoio para criar 'partido sem políticos'. In: Último Segundo. June 16, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ Gabriela Sá Pessoa: Partido Novo lança pré-candidatura do banqueiro João Amoêdo. In: Valor Econômico. November 18, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Ex-banqueiro pode ser candidato do Novo para a presidência. In: EXAME. February 7, 2018, accessed September 13, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Márcio Kroehn: Uma face nova na política. In: ISTOÉ Dinheiro. December 15, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ João Dionisio Filgueira Barreto Amoêdo - Graduado em administração de empresas pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC - Rio) e emengharia civil pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) In: www.mzweb.com.br. Retrieved September 13, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ Vítor Marques: Novo converge para candidatura de ex-banqueiro. In: Estadão . October 30, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ João Amoêdo, do Novo, declara patrimônio de R $ 425 milhões ao TSE. In: Folha de S.Paulo . August 13, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Amoêdo, João |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Amoêdo, João Dionisio Filgueira Barreto (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1962 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rio de Janeiro |