Celso Pitta

Celso Pitta
Mayor of São Paulo
In office
January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2001
Suspended: May 26, 2000 – June 13, 2000
Vice MayorRégis de Oliveira
Preceded byPaulo Maluf
Succeeded byMarta Suplicy
Personal details
Born(1946-09-29)September 29, 1946
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
DiedNovember 20, 2009(2009-11-20) (aged 63)
São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyPPB, PTB
SpouseNicéa Camargo (divorced)
OccupationEconomist

Celso Roberto Pitta do Nascimento (Portuguese: [ˈsɛwsu ˈpitɐ]; 29 September 1946 – 21 November 2009) was a Brazilian economist and politician. He had a Bachelor in Economics by Fluminense Federal University, master in Economics by University of Leeds and specialist in Advanced Administration by Harvard University.