Marta Suplicy
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| In office January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Celso Pitta |
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| Succeeded by | José Serra |
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| Born | March 18, 1945 São Paulo |
| Political party | Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores) - PT |
| Spouse | Luis Favre |
| Occupation | Psychologist |
| Website | http://www.martasuplicy.com.br/ |
Marta Teresa Smith de Vasconcellos Suplicy (['martɐ supli'si]; born March 18, 1945) is a Brazilian politician and psychologist. She was Mayor of São Paulo, 2001-2004, as a member of the Brazilian Workers' Party (PT). She is currently the Brazilian Minister of Tourism.
She attended Michigan State University (1966-1968), and Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (1969-1975); she did post-graduate work at Stanford University (1973). Suplicy started her career as a TV anchorwoman, providing sex advice on a popular show named TV Mulher (Woman TV), broadcast by TV Globo. While serving as Congresswoman she proposed a gay civil unions act. After running for governor of São Paulo and losing to Mário Covas of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) in 1998, she was elected mayor of the state capital, São Paulo, in 2000.
Her administration of the city is marked by the changes she made to the city's bus system, creating a ticket that is valid for a period of two hours, called bilhete único. In the public educational system she created large schools and cultural centers, called "CEU", which were built in the poorest districts of the city. Towards the end of her administration, she began the construction of several underpasses which alleviated traffic in certain points of the city. She also increased many existing municipal taxes as well as creating new ones. In 2004 she ran for a second term, but was defeated by former PSDB presidential candidate José Serra.
On March 14, 2007, Suplicy accepted the Lula government's invitation to become the new Minister of Tourism.[1]
Suplicy has three sons, one of whom is the musician Supla. She was married to Eduardo Suplicy (PT), a Brazilian senator from the state of São Paulo, from 1965 to 2001. Later, she married Luis Favre.
On June 13, 2007, when interviewed about the 2006–2007 Brazilian aviation crisis, Suplicy suggested that users of the Congonhas Airport in São Paulo who suffered long delays while heading for vacation should "relax and enjoy"[2] "because you will forget the troubles afterwards" (Portuguese: "relaxa e goza porque você vai esquecer dos transtornos."[3]). In a column for Veja, Brazilian writer Reinaldo Azevedo compared the statement used by Suplicy to telling a rape victim being told to enjoy being raped and said that the Brazilian government used its citizens in a manner similar to rape.[4] The word "goza" as used by Suplicy as a double entendre meaning enjoyment and an orgasm.[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Matais, Andreza:"Marta aceita ocupar Ministério do Turismo"http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u90300.shtml March 14, 2007
- ^ "Brazil Lula tries to blunt crash criticism." Washington Post.
- ^ Pariz, Tiago.Marta sobre a crise aérea: 'relaxa e goza'. G1.com.br. June 13, 2007. Retrieved August 28, 2007.
- ^ "Não gostou? Relaxa e goza!." Veja
- ^ "Gozar." Michaelis Moderno Dicionário Inglês. Editora Melhoramentos.
| Preceded by Celso Pitta |
Mayor of São Paulo 2001 – 2004 |
Succeeded by José Serra |
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