Mayors in Brazil

Mayors in Brazil

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.

Mayors of Brazilian state capitals

Town State Mayor Party
Southeast Capitals
São Paulo SP Gilberto Kassab DEM
Rio de Janeiro RJ Eduardo Paes PMDB
Belo Horizonte MG Marcio Lacerda PSB
Vitória ES João Carlos Coser PT
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 PCdoB
Fortaleza CE Luizianne Lins PT
João Pessoa PB Ricardo Coutinho PSB
Maceió AL José Cícero Soares de Almeida  PP
Natal RN Micarla de Sousa PV
Recife PE João da Costa PT
Salvador BA João Henrique Carneiro PMDB
São Luís MA João Castelo PSDB
Teresina PI Sílvio Mendes PSDB
North Capitals
Belém PA Duciomar Gomes da Costa PTB
Boa Vista RR Iradilson Sampaio PPS
Macapá AP
Manaus AM
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

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