Cláudio Modesto (born May 23, 1963[3]) is a Brazilian pastor, politician, teacher and activist. He is best known for his activism for vitiligo and social projects.
Claudio Modesto | |
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| Born | Cláudio Rogério da Silveira Modesto[1] May 23, 1963 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Education | Foreign Trade, ESAN Business administration, ESAN[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Pastor, teacher, businessman and politician |
| Spouse | Claudia Modesto |
| Children | Thiago Modesto |
| Religion | Protestantism |
Offices held | General superintendent, Christian community of Alto da Lapa |
Early life and ministry
editModesto was born in the neighborhood of Brás de Pina, Rio de Janeiro, from a humble family with a Umbandist tradition. At the age of 16 he converted to Protestantism and with 18 traveled for a month in a missionary project in Bolivia. He moved to the city of São Paulo in the 1980s on account of his employment.[2]
In São Paulo he became involved with the Igreja Renascer em Cristo,[4] where he became an important bishop.[5] In the late 1990s he left Renascer for disagreements and founded his own ministry. In 2001 he traveled to Singapore where he attended a leadership course at the Haggai[6] Institute and became involved with ministries from other countries,[7] mainly South Africa.
Politics and activism
editA carrier of vitiligo disease since the age of 18, Modesto experienced the difficult access to treatment and medication existing in Brazil, where he became politically involved with the cause. In 2011 he joined the Democratic Labour Party[8] where he ran for City Council of São Paulo[9] and in 2014 he moved to the Solidarity party[10] where he was one of the main candidates for Federal Deputy, also for the city of São Paulo.[3]
References
edit- ^ "MODESTO (PDT)" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "Claudio Rogerio da Silveira Modesto | Escavador". Escavador (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "Claudio Modesto Dep. Federal – UOL 2014". Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ "Folha de S.Paulo – Atos na Câmara deixam dez feridos – 29/04/98". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ "Revista Veja interview 1998". oocities.org. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ "Modus operandi X modus vivendi – Estratégia e Planejamento – Artigos – Instituto Jetro". institutojetro.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ Brasil, Instituto Haggai do. "09 Dez 2006 Seminário Local em São Paulo – Módulo 1". Instituto Haggai do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ "Pastores evangélicos de diversas Igrejas se candidatam a vaga na Câmara de SP- Confira – Inforgospel". blogs.odiario.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ "São Paulo terá ao menos 15 pastores evangélicos candidatos". Gospel Prime (in Brazilian Portuguese). July 14, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ "Claudio Modesto, educador e administrador de empresas, em visita à sede estadual do Solidariedade-SP – Solidariedade – SP". Solidariedade – SP (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 5, 2017.