{"id":"washington-quaqua","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/washington-quaqua","language":"en","name":"Washington Quaquá","name_en":"Washington Quaquá","name_ne":null,"description":"Brazilian politician and Mayor of the Municipality of Maricá, state of Rio de Janeiro (2009–2016; 2025–present) and former federal deputy of Brazil (2023–2024)","headline":"Brazilian politician and Mayor of the Municipality of Maricá, state of Rio de Janeiro (2009–2016; 2025–present) and former federal deputy of Brazil (2023–2024)","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Washington Luiz Cardoso Siqueira, better known as Washington Quaquá, is a Brazilian politician, sociologist and member of the Workers' Party (PT). He is currently the party's vice president and member of the Chamber of Deputies representing the state of Rio de Janeiro. Quaquá had served as mayor of Maricá, Rio de Janeiro for two terms, being elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012, succeeded by Fabiano Horta, from the same party.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"31 May 1971","date":"1971-05-31"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20046255#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"São Gonçalo","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83114"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20046255#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Brazil","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20046255#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20046255#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Workers' Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q657089"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20046255#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"mayor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30185"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20046255#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Quaqu%C3%A1","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20046255"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Washington Quaquá born?","a":"Washington Quaquá was born on 31 May 1971 in São Gonçalo."},{"q":"What positions has Washington Quaquá held?","a":"Positions held by Washington Quaquá include: mayor."}],"related":[{"name":"Andrew Johnson","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/andrew-johnson"},{"name":"Ehud Olmert","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ehud-olmert"},{"name":"Hussein Khalidi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hussein-khalidi"},{"name":"Ekrem İmamoğlu","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ekrem-imamoglu"},{"name":"Nir Barkat","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nir-barkat"},{"name":"Bill Haslam","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/bill-haslam"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/washington-quaqua-3f91f17ef3.jpg","width":500,"height":334,"license":"CC BY 3.0 br","credit":"Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WashingtonQuaqua.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Washington Quaquá","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Quaqu%C3%A1","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q20046255","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20046255","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: WashingtonQuaqua.jpg by Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil (CC BY 3.0 br)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WashingtonQuaqua.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Washington Quaquá, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: WashingtonQuaqua.jpg — Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil, CC BY 3.0 br.","cite":"\"Washington Quaquá\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/washington-quaqua. Retrieved 14 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T06:58:02Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-13","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/washington-quaqua","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/washington-quaqua","ne":null}}