Maria da Conceição Tavares
Maria da Conceição Tavares | |
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| Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro | |
| In office February 1, 1995 – February 1, 1999 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maria da Conceição de Almeida Tavares April 24, 1930 Anadia, Portugal |
| Died | June 8, 2024 (aged 94) Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian Portuguese |
| Political party | Workers' Party (1994–2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (1980–1989) |
| Alma mater | University of Brazil |
| Occupation | Economist, politician, professor, writer |
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Maria da Conceição Tavares (April 24, 1930 – June 8, 2024) was a Portuguese naturalized Brazilian economist. She was a full professor at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) and professor emeritus of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Her students included the former president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff and José Serra, candidate to president of Brazil in several ocasions. Tavares was affiliated with the Workers' Party, and she was a Federal Deputy representing the state of Rio de Janeiro between 1995 and 1999. Left-wing focused, she was the author of several books on Brazil's economic development as well as numerous journal articles.