Zélia Cardoso de Mello
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Zélia Cardoso de Mello (b. September 20, 1953 in São Paulo) served as Brazil's Minister of Economy under Fernando Collor de Mello. In 1990, she began a romantic relationship with Justice Minister Bernardo Cabral, a married man nearly 20 years her senior. Both were ultimately removed from office by Collor.
At Ms. Cardoso's 37th birthday party, she danced cheek-to-cheek to the tune of "Besame Mucho" with the 58-year-old Mr. Cabral, who's at that time had been married for 35 years. The tryst became page-one news, and the respected daily Jornal do Brasil said that "what would be a banal love triangle has transformed itself in the current circumstances into fuel for a crisis."
She later married comedian Chico Anysio, with whom she had two children, Rodrigo and Vitória. The couple divorced in 1998.
[edit] References
- Joseph A. Page (1995), The Brazilians. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0201441918.
- Government biography (Portuguese language). Accessed August 15, 2005.
- Época magazine story (Portuguese language). Accessed August 15, 2005.
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