Carlos Lessa, economist
Carlos Francisco Theodoro Machado Ribeiro de Lessa, better known as Carlos Lessa was a Brazilian economist and professor. He died from Covid-19 on June 5, 2020.
Born in July 30, 1936 in Rio de Janeiro to a wealthy family, Lessa studied at private schools in his native city.
In 1959, he graduated in economics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and later got a Master's degree at Conselho Nacional de Economia. In 1980 he finished his doctor's degree in Human sciences at University of Campinas.
Lessa worked as a professor at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and at the Rio Branco Institute, the Brazilian diplomatic graduate school.
In 2002, Lessa was elected Rector of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. It was his post for a brief period of time betw...