Eduardo Paes
Eduardo Paes
Eduardo da Costa Paesis a Brazilian politician who is the mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro, having defeated Fernando Gabeira in the 2008 Elections. On 12 August 2012, at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, Paes received the Olympic Flag, via Jacques Rogge, from London Mayor, Boris Johnson...
NationalityBrazilian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 November 1969
CountryBrazil
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Favelas [slums] are not always a problem. Favelas can sometimes really be a solution.
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[At] the end of the day, when we talk about cities, we talk about a gathering of people. And we cannot see that as a problem.
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