abstract:Eduardo da Costa Paes () (born 14 November 1969) is a Brazilian politician who is the mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro, having defeated Fernando Gabeira in the 2008 Elections. On 12 August 2012, at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, Paes received the Olympic Flag, via Jacques Rogge, from London Mayor, Boris Johnson.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and Rio de Janeiro's Mayor EduardoPaes were among the 30, 000-strong crowd watching the friendly between teams captained by Ronaldo and Bebeto.