Leonel Brizola, Brazilian engineer and politician, Governor of Rio de Janeiro (born 1922)

Leonel Brizola

Brazilian politician (1922–2004)

Leonel de Moura Brizola was a Brazilian politician. Launched into politics by Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas in the 1930–1950s, Brizola was the only politician to serve as elected governor of two Brazilian states. An engineer by training, Brizola organized the youth wing of…

List of governors of Rio de Janeiro

This is a list of governadores, interventores ("inspectors") and presidents of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.