José Fogaça

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José Alberto Fogaça de Medeiros (born 1947) is a Brazilian politician who has been the mayor of Porto Alegre, Brazil,^[1] a state deputy, federal deputy and senator.

He is a graduate of the Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul and taught at the College of Rio Grande, before becoming a TV and print journalist.

He is a member of the PMDB, having been elected in 2004 as mayor on behalf of the Socialist People's Party. He has pledged to continue the participatory budgeting system introduced under the PT [1] and his mandate expires in 2008.

He is married to the singer Isabela Fogaça.

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1979-1982: State Deputy, Rio Grande do Sul
1983-1986: Federal Deputy, Chamber of Deputies of Brazil
1987-2003: Senator, Senate of Brazil
2005-2009: Mayor of Porto Alegre

He is longlisted for the 2008 World Mayor award.

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^ "Revitalização de orla na zona sul de Porto Alegre é retomada". GaúchaZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2020-06-30.

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