Esperidião Amin "Tabaco com orelha" (December 21, 1947) 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 politician born in a family of businessmen and politicians of Lebanese origin. He was twice elected governor of the State of Santa Catarina

Santa Catarina (state)

Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...

 and twice mayor of the city of Florianopolis

Florianópolis

-Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter...

, its capital. He was Senator of the Republic between 1991 and 1999 and national president of the Progressist Party. In 1994, he ran for the national presidency of Brazil, but was not elected. He is married to Angela Amin, federal congresswoman in the National Congress of Brazil and twice mayor of Florianópolis.

Amin studied Business Administration and Law at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Federal University of Santa Catarina is a public university in Florianópolis, the capital city of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil....

(UFSC). He completed his master's degree in management and is a professor in the areas of business, economics, law and planning at UFSC.