Antônio Ermírio de Moraes
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Antônio Ermírio de Moraes (born June 4, 1928, in São Paulo
) is a Brazil
ian businessman who is the chairman of the Votorantim Group
; one of the country's largest companies, specialized in metal
s, paper
, cement
and frozen orange juice. He is the grandfather of IndyCar Series
driver Mario Moraes
.
Moraes is also the president of the Hospital da Beneficência Portuguesa - located in São Paulo - which provides 60% of its services to citizens below the poverty line. Recently announced his grandson Artur Freitas as his successor in the presidency. Moraes was recently ranked number 316 on the Forbes list of billionaries, with an estimated fortune of 3.0 billion (ranked number 9 for Brazil).
During the course of his career, Moraes has had direct political involvement with campaigns to promote democracy
, the betterment of the national health system and the generation of job opportunities. He ran for governor of São Paulo State in 1986, but lost the elections. He frequently publishes articles in newspaper
s and magazine
s of national circulation and is a member of the Academia Paulista de Letras.
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
) is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian businessman who is the chairman of the Votorantim Group
Votorantim Group
Votorantim Group is one of the largest industrial conglomerates in Latin America, operating in various sectors such as finance, energy, siderurgy, steel, pulp and paper among others...
; one of the country's largest companies, specialized in metal
Metal
A metal , is an element, compound, or alloy that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat. Metals are usually malleable and shiny, that is they reflect most of incident light...
s, paper
Paper
Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
, cement
Cement
In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...
and frozen orange juice. He is the grandfather of IndyCar Series
IndyCar Series
The IZOD IndyCar Series is the premier level of American open wheel racing. The current championship, founded by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George, began in 1996 as a competitor to CART known as the Indy Racing League . Citing CART's increasing reliance on expensive machinery and...
driver Mario Moraes
Mario Moraes
Mario Ermirio de Moraes Filho is a Brazilian professional race car driver. Moraes started his career in minor youth motorsports. In 2003 Moraes competed in American Formula Renault with and won races against some competition such as Marco Andretti. In 2005 he drove for the Bassan Motorsport team...
.
Moraes is also the president of the Hospital da Beneficência Portuguesa - located in São Paulo - which provides 60% of its services to citizens below the poverty line. Recently announced his grandson Artur Freitas as his successor in the presidency. Moraes was recently ranked number 316 on the Forbes list of billionaries, with an estimated fortune of 3.0 billion (ranked number 9 for Brazil).
During the course of his career, Moraes has had direct political involvement with campaigns to promote democracy
Democracy
Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law...
, the betterment of the national health system and the generation of job opportunities. He ran for governor of São Paulo State in 1986, but lost the elections. He frequently publishes articles in newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
s and magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
s of national circulation and is a member of the Academia Paulista de Letras.