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Marcelo Crivella (Marcelo Bezerra Crivella) was born on 9 October, 1957 in Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil, is a Brazilian politician and pentecostal leader. Discover Marcelo Crivella's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?

Popular As Marcelo Bezerra Crivella
Occupation Pentecostal pastor, politician
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 9 October, 1957
Birthday 9 October
Birthplace Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil
Nationality Brazil

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Who Is Marcelo Crivella's Wife?

His wife is Sylvia Jane Hodge (m. 1980)

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Children 3

Marcelo Crivella Net Worth

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1957

Marcelo Bezerra Crivella (born 9 October 1957) is a Brazilian Evangelical pastor, gospel singer and politician.

1977

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.

Born in Rio de Janeiro to Catholic parents, Crivella attended the Methodist Church in his youth.

His connection with his uncle, Edir Macedo, made them try an unsuccessful commercial partnership, before he was invited in 1977 to work in Macedo's newly founded UCKG.

1984

He studied at Santa Ursula University in Civil Engineering and obtained a Bachelor of Science in 1984.

Soon Crivella became a pastor.

1992

In 1992, he became a missionary pastor in South Africa for the universal Church, until 2002.

He became pastor and bishop, having worked ten years diffusing the Universal Church in the African continent.

1999

In 1999 he was part of an event at the Maracana sports stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

By 1999, he had signed a contract with Sony Records.

His religious preaching is broadcast by radio.

Crivella has recorded as a singer, often using his own songs.

He has released 14 disks, selling more than 5 million copies.

His biggest success was his first album, O Mensageiro da Solidariedade (The Messenger of Solidarity).

The albums were recorded by Line Records and by Sony Music.

Crivella is the author of the books Histórias de Sabedoria e Humildade, a collection of moral and religious tales, Um Sonho que se Tornou Realidade, which is about the Projeto Nordeste, and “Evangelizando a África,” a book he wrote during his 10 years he spent in Africa as a missionary.

He is considered a preacher of the prosperity gospel.

2002

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.

Marcelo Crivella entered political life, being a founder of the Brazilian Republican Party (PRB), and ran successfully for the position of Senator in the 2002 elections.

2003

In 2003, he became senator for the State of Rio de Janeiro until 2017.

2004

He ran for mayor of the capital in 2004 and 2008, but was unsuccessful in the three races.

In 2004 he came in second in the disputed Rio de Janeiro municipal election, but he did not succeed to go to the second round against César Maia.

He complained about negative coverage by O Globo newspaper, owned by the second-largest media conglomerate in the country, which published several articles accusing him of fraud.

2006

In 2006 Crivella ran for governor of Rio de Janeiro state.

In 2006, he was gubernatorial candidate for the state of Rio de Janeiro, and was supported by the President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Polls put him in second place, but he was beaten by Denise Frossard, the candidate of the PPS, and Crivella declined to participate in the runoff election.

2008

In 2008, he ran for mayor of the state capital, but came in 3rd place in the first round and was eliminated.

2014

Crivella reached the second round but was defeated on his running for Governor of Rio de Janeiro in 2014 by Luiz Fernando Pezão.

2016

In 2016, Marcelo Crivella won the election for Rio de Janeiro Mayor beating left-wing candidate Marcelo Freixo by about 20 percentage points.

He is the first Pentecostal to govern a big Brazilian city.

As mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Crivella called the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro, which is rooted in the afro-Brazilian religions, an "unchristian excess" and ordered severe financial cuts for the organizers.

2017

He served as the mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro from 1 January 2017 until 31 December 2020.

2018

Because his vice mayor, Fernando Mac Dowell, died in 2018, the president of the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Felippe, became interim mayor.

In the Brazilian Senate, Crivella established himself as a representative of the Brazilian diaspora, as many citizens are working abroad.

2020

In the 2020 election, Crivella ran for a second term but lost to Eduardo Paes in each of the city's 49 constituencies.

On 22 December 2020, just nine days before the end of his term as mayor, Crivella was arrested at his home in Rio de Janeiro, after investigations on a kickback corruption scheme during his administration.