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Birth Name: Geraldo José Rodrigues Alckmin Filho
Place of Birth: Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of Birth: November 7, 1952
Ethnicity: Brazilian (Portuguese, as well as German, Swiss-German, and Austrian, possibly French and other)
Geraldo Alckmin is a Brazilian politician and doctor. He served as the Governor of the State of São Paulo from 2001 to 2006, and then again from 2011 to 2018. He’s the running mate of presidential nominee Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the 2022 elections, and was the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) presidential nominee in 2006 and 2018.
He is the son of Geraldo José Rodrigues Alckmin and of Myriam Ramalho Penteado. He is married to Maria Lúcia Ribeiro Alckmin and is the father of three children.
The Alckmin surname is often said to be of Arab (Lebanese) origin, which is not accurate. Geraldo is also said to be of Jewish descent, which is not verified/documented.
Geraldo’s patrilineal line can be traced back to André da Costa de Alcamin, who was born circa 1660 in Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
Geraldo’s paternal grandfather was André Rodrigues Alckmin, the son of João Capistrano Ribeiro de Alckimin and of Maria Joana Rodrigues. André was born in Baependi, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Geraldo’s paternal grandmother was Ida Thusnelda Ravache, the daughter of Hans Alwin Alexander Ravache and of Anna Lindegger. Hans was a German emigrant, from Schwerinstal, Köslin, Prussia (now Koszalin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland). Anna was a Swiss emigrant, from Oberentfelden, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland.
Geraldo’s maternal grandfather was Francisco Ramalho Penteado, the son of Sebastião Fortunato de Oliveira Penteado and of Francisca Arruda Ramalho. Francisco’s paternal grandmother, Isabel Wilhelmine Klein, was born in Vienna, Austria.
Geraldo’s maternal grandmother was Maria Amelia.
Sources:
Genealogies of Geraldo Alckmin (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com/people/Geraldo-Alckimin-35%C2%BA-Governador-de-S%C3%A3o-Paulo/6000000023216157884
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/GM97-GRC
Death record of Geraldo’s father – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68JY-85FV
Death record of Geraldo’s mother – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4FCC-DSN2
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