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Cabral, Sergio
Governor of the City of Rio de Janeiro
Sergio Cabral was born on January
27, 1963 in Rio de Janeiro. Eldest
son of the writer and journalist Sérgio Cabral and the museologist and teacher
Magaly Cabral, he graduated in Journalism. He began his career in politics in
1982, at the Youth of the PMDB.
In 1987, at age 24, he took over as director of operations in TurisRio (Tourism
Company of the State of Rio de Janeiro) and created the Club of Greater Age,
devoted to create leisure activities for seniors. He also brought to Rio the
“Albergues da Juventude” (Youth
Hostels).
In 1990, Cabral was elected State Deputy for the first time. Four years later,
he was reelected with the highest vote for the position since the creation of
the state of Rio de Janeiro. Backed by a wide parliamentary front, Sergio
Cabral was elected President of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de
Janeiro (Alerj), a position he would occupy for eight years. His management was
marked by austerity measures, including the end of the special pension for MPs.
He was reelected again in 1998, with the higher number of votes for the
position of State Deputy. Among the laws he created during his mandate, there
is the creation of Free Pass for public school students, physically disabled
and elderly over 65 years (Law 3339/99).
A successful career led Cabral to be elected senator in 2002, the highest vote
a politician in the history of Rio de Janeiro. In the Senate, he chaired the
Committee for the Elderly and was the draftsman of the National Elderly
Statute.
In 2006, Cabral was chosen to ran for Governor of Rio and was elected in the
second round, with 5.1 million votes. In 2010, he was reelected governor in the
first round with 5.2 million votes, which accounted for over 66% of the valid
votes.
Sérgio Cabral is married to lawyer Adriana Ancelmo Cabral and is the father of
five children: João Pedro, Marco Antonio, José Eduardo, Tiago and Matheus.
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