José Alencar
Vice President of Brazil from 2003 to 2011
Born
Oct 17, 1931 (94)
Birth Place
Muriaé
Nationality
Brazil
Died
2011-03-29
About
José Alencar Gomes da Silva was a Brazilian businessman, entrepreneur and politician who served as the 23rd vice president of Brazil from 1 January 2003 to 1 January 2011. In business from a young age, Alencar became a self-made multimillionaire as the chief executive of Coteminas, a leading textile manufacturer. In the 1990s, Alencar groomed his son to succeed him at the company.