Brazilian architect and politician (1934–2015)
| Luiz Paulo Conde | |
|---|---|
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| Vice Governor of Rio de Janeiro | |
| In office 1 January 2003 – 1 January 2007 | |
| Governor | Rosinha Garotinho |
| Preceded by | Benedita da Silva |
| Succeeded by | Luiz Fernando Pezão |
| Mayor of Rio de Janeiro | |
| In office 1 January 1997 – 1 January 2001 | |
| Vice Mayor |
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| Preceded by | Cesar Maia |
| Succeeded by | Cesar Maia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luiz Paulo Fernández Conde (1934-08-06)6 August 1934 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | 21 July 2015(2015-07-21) (aged 80) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Political party | |
| Spouse |
Eliza Rizzo (m. 1959) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Oscar Lorenzo Fernández (uncle) |
| Alma mater | University of Brazil (B.Arch.) |
| Profession | Architect |
Luiz Paulo Fernández Conde (6 August 1934 – 21 July 2015) was a Brazilian architect and politician. He was Mayor of Rio de Janeiro from 1997 to 2001 and Vice Governor from 2003 to 2007.
Biography
Fourth son of Jose Ramon Conde Rivas, Spanish entrepreneur and industrial and Amália Lorenzo Fernández, lyric singer and musician from Spanish ancestry. Conde was also nephew of composer Oscar Lorenzo Fernández. During his childhood, he attended Lafayette and Mello e Souza High Schools. He married in 1959 with his college friend Eliza Rizzo, architect and plastic artist, with whom he had three children: Marcelo, Marcos and Maria Eliza.
Architecture career
Graduated in 1959 at the National Architecture School of the University of Brazil (current Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) and worked in the project development of the Rio Museum of Modern Art (MAM), as collaborator of Affonso Eduardo Reidy.
Conde was a judge, as an invitation of the French government, of the contest for the latest museum of Paris, Musée du quai Branly. He judge works from Christian de Portzamparc, Norman Foster, Peter Eisenman and Jean Nouvel.
His architectural work was described and tributed in the book "Luiz Paulo Conde: Um Arquiteto Carioca", released in 1994 in the Quito Panamerican Biennial.
Political career
Conde assumed offices as Municipal Secretary of Urbanism in the first tenure of Cesar Maia (1993–1997), State Secretary of Government Articulation during the administration of Anthony Garotinho (1999–2002), State Secretary of Environment and Urban Development of Governor Rosinha Garotinho (2003–2007) and State Secretary of Culture of Sérgio Cabral. He was also president of Furnas from August 2007 to September 2008.
Death
Conde was admitted at Samaritano Hospital, in Botafogo, South Side Rio de Janeiro, for almost a year, for the treatment of a prostate cancer. On late night of 21 July 2015, around 3:00 a.m. (BRT), Luiz Paulo Conde was declared dead at the age of 80. His body was buried on São João Batista Cemitery.
References
- "Núcleo de Memória Política Carioca e Fluminense" (in Portuguese). Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- Melendez, Adilson; Serapião, Fernando (October 2001). ""O Brasil está fazendo hoje uma arquitetura comercial"" (in Portuguese). No. 260. ArcoWeb. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - Guimaraens, Cêça (1994). Luiz Paulo Conde: Um Arquiteto Carioca. Facultad de Arquitectura, Universidad de los Andes. p. 196.
- "PMDB: Luiz Paulo Conde ficará com Furnas" (in Portuguese). G1. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- "Morre o arquiteto e urbanista Luiz Paulo Conde, ex-prefeito do Rio, aos 80 anos" (in Portuguese). O Globo. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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| Preceded byCesar Maia | Mayor of Rio de Janeiro 1997–2001 |
Succeeded byCesar Maia |
| VacantTitle last held byBenedita da Silva | Vice Governor of Rio de Janeiro 2003–2007 |
Succeeded byLuiz Fernando Pezão |
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