Mayors in Brazil
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In Brazil, the office of Mayor is the head of government of the smallest territorial unit — the município — and holds actual executive powers of local administration. In Portuguese, its title is called prefeito.
Until 1982, Brazilian mayors were usually elected by the local municipality population, except 1) state capitals, 2) international border towns, and 3) "national security zones" (which included important mining places). After the 1988 Constitution, all mayors in the nation are directly elected every four years.
The capital (Brasília), however, is governed by the Governor of the Federal District, who is not a mayor per se, but rather shares the same status as state governors.
In Brazil, mayors of largest cities, such as Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, have considerable influence in national politics, and are usually potential candidates to presidency.
[edit] Mayors of Brazilian state capitals
| Town | State | Mayor | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Capitals | |||
| São Paulo | SP | Gilberto Kassab | DEM |
| Rio de Janeiro | RJ | Cesar Maia | DEM |
| Belo Horizonte | MG | Fernado da Mata Pimentel | PSDB |
| Vitória | ES | ||
| South Capitals | |||
| Curitiba | PR | Carlos Alberto Richa | PSDB |
| Porto Alegre | RS | José Fogaça | PPS |
| Florianópolis | SC | Dario Elias Berger | PSDB |
| Northeast Capitals | |||
| Aracaju | SE | Edvaldo Nogueira | |
| Fortaleza | CE | Luizianne Lins | PT |
| João Pessoa | PB | ||
| Maceió | AL | ||
| Natal | RN | ||
| Recife | PE | João Paulo Lima e Silva | PT |
| Salvador | BA | João Henrique | |
| São Luís | MA | Tadeu Palácio | PDT |
| Teresina | PI | Sílvio Mendes | |
| North Capitals | |||
| Belém | PA | Duciomar Gomes da Costa | |
| Boa Vista | RR | Iradilson Sampaio | PPS |
| Macapá | AP | ||
| Manaus | AM | Serafim Corrêa | PSB |
| Palmas | TO | Raul Filho | PT |
| Porto Velho | RO | Roberto Sobrinho | PT |
| Rio Branco | AC | Raimundo Angelim | PT |
| Center-West Capitals | |||
| Campo Grande | MS | Nelson Trad Filho | PMDB |
| Cuiabá | MT | Wilson Pereira dos Santos | PSDB |
| Goiânia | GO | Íris Rezende | PMDB |
