Marcelo Crivella
Marcelo Bezerra Crivella (Portuguese pronunciation: [maʁˈsɛlu biˈzeʁɐ kɾiˈvɛlɐ]; born 9 October 1957) is a Brazilian Evangelical pastor, gospel singer and politician. He served as the mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro from 1 January 2017 until 31 December 2020. In the 2020 election, Crivella ran for a second term but lost to Eduardo Paes in each of the city's 49 constituencies.
Marcelo Crivella | |
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Crivella in 2017 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2023 | |
| Constituency | Rio de Janeiro |
| Mayor of Rio de Janeiro | |
| In office 1 January 2017 – 31 December 2020 | |
| Vice Mayor |
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| Preceded by | Eduardo Paes |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Paes |
| Senator for Rio de Janeiro | |
| In office 1 February 2003 – 31 December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Lopes |
| Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture | |
| In office 2 March 2012 – 17 March 2014 | |
| President | Dilma Rousseff |
| Preceded by | Nóbrega de Oliveira |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Lopes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marcelo Bezerra Crivella 9 October 1957 Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil |
| Political party | Republicanos (2005–present) |
| Other political affiliations | PL (2002–2005) |
| Spouse |
Sylvia Jane Hodge (m. 1980) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Santa Ursula University (B.E.) |
| Occupation | Pentecostal pastor, politician |
| Profession | Engineer |
| Website | www |
| Personal | |
| Religion | Christian |
| Denomination | Neopentecostal |
| Church | Universal Church of the Kingdom of God |
In 2002, Crivella was elected as a federal Senator of Brazil from the state of Rio de Janeiro on the Liberal Party ticket. He has since helped found the Brazilian Republican Party (PRB) which has been allied with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
With a Civil Engineering degree from Universidade Santa Ursula, Crivella became known for planning and execution of the Projeto Nordeste, a charitable project to redevelop lands abandoned by the Brazilian federal government in the city of Irecê. The project was developed to use Israeli irrigation practices, which Crivella has observed in his several trips to Israel. It has led to the renewal of agriculture and livestock raising there.
He is a bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), an international evangelical church founded by his uncle Edir Macedo in 1977.