Eduardo Paes

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is de Costa and the second or paternal family name is Paes.

Eduardo Paes
52nd Mayor of Rio de Janeiro
In office 1 January 2009 – 1 January 2017
Vice Mayor	Carlos Alberto Muniz (2009–2013) Adilson Pires (2013–2017)
Preceded by	Cesar Maia
Succeeded by	Marcelo Crivella
Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro
In office 1 February 1999 – 22 December 2008
Alderman of Rio de Janeiro
In office 1 January 1997 – 1 February 1999
Personal details
Born	(1969-11-14) 14 November 1969 Rio de Janeiro, GB, Brazil
Political party	PV (1994–1995) PFL (1995–1999; 2001–2003) PTB (1999–2001) PSDB (2003–2007) PMDB (2007–2018) DEM (2018–present)
Spouse(s)	Cristine Paes
Children	2
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Eduardo da Costa Paes (Brazilian Portuguese: [eˈdwaʁdu dɐ ˈkɔstɐ pɐjs], born 14 November 1969) is a Brazilian politician who is the former mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro, having defeated Fernando Gabeira in the 2008 Elections. On 12 August 2012, at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, Paes received the Olympic Flag, via Jacques Rogge, from London Mayor, Boris Johnson.

Paes was a noted trenchant critic of the Lula administration, particularly during the Mensalão scandal in 2005 over alleged payments to congressmen for votes. When it came to his administration as Rio de Janeiro's mayor, scandals continued to occur.

As mayor during the bid, preparation and execution of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Paes has faced many challenges, balancing the demands and opportunities of the Olympics, with the needs of the Cariocas, the people of Rio de Janeiro.

External links

• Eduardo Paes at TED

Political offices
Preceded by César Maia	52nd Mayor of Rio de Janeiro 2009–2017	Succeeded by Marcelo Crivella
Party political offices
Preceded by Luiz Paulo Conde	PMDB nominee for Mayor of Rio de Janeiro 2008, 2012	Succeeded by Pedro Paulo