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 by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Taboaço |
| Personal details | |
| Born | João Dionisio Filgueira Barreto Amoêdo 22 October 1962 (aged 63) Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil |
| Political party | NOVO (since 2011) |
| Spouse(s) | Rosa Helena Nasser
(m. 1987) |
| Children | 3 |
| Mother | Maria Elisa Filgueira Barrreto |
| Father | Armando Rocha Amoêdo |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ) |
| Profession | Engineer, administrator, economist |
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