Agnaldo Timóteo

Agnaldo Timóteo
Born Agnaldo Timóteo Pereira
Caratinga, Minas Gerais
Nationality Brazilian
Occupation Singer and Politician

Agnaldo Timóteo Pereira (born in Caratinga, October 16, 1936) is a Brazilian singer and politician.

Early life

Timóteo held various jobs before becoming a successful singer. Since very young, he liked to imitate the singers of your own, as Cauby Peixoto, Anísio Silva and Adilson Ramos. Born in the family of modest means, to 9 years has worked to help at home, handing bags at the station, shining shoes, selling mangoes or else, cookies and cakes made by his mother.

At age 12, he went to work with his father, exercising various tasks such as taking care of the cleaning and serving food in the restaurant. By that time he enjoyed singing and won all the contests promoted by circuses that came to town, singing and making success.

Later, after working in the mechanical function, since as an employee of the DNER, moved to Governador Valadares, where he participated in all local radio programs, "Educator Rio Doce", especially in "Sunday's Day Off", skippered by John Dornelas, who believed in the future of "Bullfinch Caratinga" - his nickname at the time.

Career

Artistic

Agnaldo Timóteo began his career singing in freshman programs on radios in Caratinga, Governador Valadares and Belo Horizonte, where he became known as the " Minas Gerais' Cauby Peixoto". He moved to Rio de Janeiro and started working as a driver of the singer Ângela Maria. Meanwhile, he continued his career and gradually became known nationally for his voice. Timóteo became famous when recording the Roberto Carlos' song Meu Grito. After he recorded several romantic hits as Ave-Maria, Mamãe and Os Verdes Campos De Minha Terra. He recorded more than 50 discs.

Agnaldo Timóteo
Member of the City Council
In office
1 January 2005 – 1 January 2013
Constituency São Paulo
Member of the City Council
In office
1 January 1997 – 1 January 2001
Constituency Rio de Janeiro
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 March 1986 – 31 March 1996
Constituency Rio de Janeiro
Personal details
Born (1936-10-16) October 16, 1936
Caratinga, MG, Brazil
Political party PDT
PDS
PP
PL
PR
PMDB
Profession Politician
Singer

In politics

His political activity began in 1982 when he was elected federal deputy in Rio de Janeiro, by Democratic Labour Party (Brazil). In the mid-term, Timóteo fell out with Leonel Brizola, the party leader, and moved to the Democratic Social Party. In the Electoral College on January 15, 1985, whose will choose the Brazilian President (who had the Tancredo Neves victory), Timóteo voted for Paulo Maluf. He applied in 1986 for governor of Rio de Janeiro and was defeated; in 1994, he was re-elected Congressman.

In 1996 he was elected councilor in the city of Rio de Janeiro, but failed to re-election in 2000. Timóteo moved to São Paulo and in 2004 was elected councilor for the Progressive Party (Brazil), but due to disagreements with Celso Russomanno, went to the Liberal Party (now the Party of the Republic).

Ticker

On July 4, 2012, the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo published an article accusing Timóteo and other 16 councilors of the city of São Paulo to defraud the electronic board of the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo. In his defense, Agnaldo Timóteo argued that he had been present at the terminal next to the elevator.[1]

In some cases, the paper said, employees were using panels that should be used exclusively for parliamentarians to make appointments, thus avoiding a discount of R$465 in a day payroll. The report of The State was accompanied by photographs, films and audio recordings made over 20 sessions of the House. The markings helped create laws originated 18 proposals, so the practice a criminal offense and may progress up to the cancellation of the warrant of parliamentarians involved.[2]

Personal life

Agnaldo Timóteo is a Roman Catholic.[3][4]

Discography

References

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