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Sebastião Melo
Sebastião de Araújo Melo (born 24 July 1958) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He has been the mayor of Porto Alegre since 2021. A member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) since 1981, he had been a member of the city council from 2001 to 2012 and was the vice-mayor of the city during the mayorship of José Fortunati. In 2018 Brazilian general election, 2018, he was elected as a state deputy to the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul, Legislative Assembly of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, a position he held until 2021. Melo has run for mayor of Porto Alegre on three occasions. The first time, in 2016 Brazilian municipal elections, 2016, he advanced to the second round, but was defeated by . In 2020 Brazilian municipal elections, 2020, he ran again and advanced once again to the second round, this time winning against Manuela d'Ávila. He would be reelected in 2024 Porto Alegre mayoral election, 2024 against Maria do Rosário. Early life and education Melo wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (, ; , ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian Federative units of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of roughly 1.4 million inhabitants (2022) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, 11th-most populous city in the country and the centre of Brazil's List of metropolitan areas in Brazil, fifth-largest metropolitan area, with 4.1 million inhabitants (2022). The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian state. Porto Alegre was founded in 1769 by Manuel Jorge Gomes de Sepúlveda, who used the pseudonym José Marcelino de Figueiredo to hide his identity; the official date, though, is 1772 with the act signed by Immigration to Brazil, immigrants from the Azores, Portugal. The city lies on the eastern bank of the Guaíba Lake, where five rivers converge to form the Lagoa dos Patos, a giant freshwater lagoon navigable by even the largest of ships. This five-river junction has become an important alluvial port and a chief indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
