Maria da Conceição Tavares

Maria da Conceição Tavares
Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro
In office
February 1, 1995 – February 1, 1999
ConstituencyAt-large
Personal details
BornMaria da Conceição de Almeida Tavares
(1930-04-24)April 24, 1930
DiedJune 8, 2024(2024-06-08) (aged 94)
PartyWorkers' Party (1994–2024)
Other political
affiliations
Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (1980–1989)
Alma materUniversity of Brazil
OccupationEconomist, politician, professor, writer
Awards
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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 on several occasions. 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.