João Amoêdo

João Dionisio Filgueira Barreto Amoêdo (born 22 October 1962), also known as João Amoêdo, is a Brazilian engineer and politician.[1] He is one of the founders of the New Party (NOVO). He was the president of the party from September 2015 to July 2017. He is the party's presidential candidate in the 2018 election.[2]

João Amoêdo
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President of the NOVO
In office
12 February 2015 – 4 July 2017
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byRicardo Taboaço
Personal details
Born
João Dionisio Filgueira Barreto Amoêdo

(1962-10-22) 22 October 1962 (age 61)
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Political partyNOVO (since 2011)
Spouse(s)
Rosa Helena Nasser (m. 1987)
Children3
MotherMaria Elisa Filgueira Barrreto
FatherArmando Rocha Amoêdo
Alma materFederal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ)
ProfessionEngineer, administrator, economist

References

  1. "Partido Novo anuncia João Amoêdo como pré-candidato a presidente em 2018" (in português). G1. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. Clavery, Elisa (6 July 2017). "Partido Novo anuncia troca na presidência nacional" (in português). Estadão. Retrieved 29 November 2017.