Ricardo Rio
| Ricardo Rio | |
|---|---|
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| Mayor of Braga | |
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Assumed office 21 October 2013 | |
| Deputy | Firmino Marques |
| Preceded by | Mesquita Machado |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ricardo Bruno Antunes Machado Rio 21 November 1972 Braga, Portugal |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Alma mater | University of Porto |
| Profession | Economist |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Ricardo Bruno Antunes Machado Rio (Braga, 21 November 1972) is a Portuguese economist and politician, currently serving as mayor of Braga, Portugal, the third largest city in the country and one of the oldest in the world.
Despite the bad results of the Social Democratic Party, of which he is a member, Ricardo Rio gained Braga Municipality for his party for the first time in the 2013 local elections, after the retirement of his long ruling predecessor Mesquita Machado due to term limits.
Sources
- Lista de autarcas portugueses (List of Portuguese mayors), edited by Associacao Nacional de Municipios Portugueses, Coimbra, 2013.
- http://sol.sapo.pt/inicio/Politica/Interior.aspx?content_id=86726
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