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Ana Maria Rangel (Rio de Janeiro, May 21, 1957) is a political scientist graduated from Oglethorpe University〔http://www.oglethorpe.edu/〕 in Atlanta, Georgia. Rangel studied and made presentations and talks about the socioeconomic situation in Brazil. She was also a business owner in the transportation sector. Rangel followed her husband to the United States, shortly after marrying, where she lived for 25 years. Having a very active life, she successfully split her time as head of family, business executive and social worker. Rangel obtained an amateur soccer coach certification so that she, being divorced, could more closely accompany her two sons as they played soccer both in the US and in Brazil. A practicing Catholic, she volunteered with the Saint Vincent de Paul Society, helping guarantee the rights of immigrants and promoting the dignity of life. Rangel's experience in social work and her knowledge of the socioeconomic situation in Brazil, led her to become a candidate for President of Brazil under the Partido Republicano Progressista (PRP) party in 2006.〔Brazilian general election, 2006〕 She had very little access to the free press since in Brazil, free television time is allocated to the different candidates based on the size of the party and PRP was small. She obtained the most votes among the small parties. Her presidential campaign took an anti-corruption platform after she went public about the party having demanded payment to guarantee her status as candidate. In Brazil one cannot run independently and must have the party’s endorsement.〔Politics of Brazil〕 She had to appeal to the Justice Department where she was confirmed as a candidate allowing her to campaign for a short time through Election Day. == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ana Maria Rangel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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