What is José Alencar?
{{Infobox officeholder | honorific-prefix = [[Excellency|His Excellency]] | name=José Alencar | image=Jose alencar 23 out 2007.jpg | order=25th [[Vice-President of Brazil|Vice President of Brazil]] | term_start = 1 January 2003 | term_end = 1 January 2011 | president = [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]] | predecessor = [[Marco Maciel]] | successor = [[Michel Temer]] | office2 = [[Ministry of Defence (Brazil)|Minister of Defence of Brazil]] | term_start2 = 8 November 2004 | term_end2 = 31 March 2006 | president2 = [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]] | predecessor2 = [[José Viegas Filho]] | successor2 = [[Waldir Pires]] | order3 = [[Senate of Brazil|Senator]] from [[Minas Gerais]] | term_start3 = 1 February 1998 | term_end3 = 31 December 2002 | birth_date = {{birth date|1931|10|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Muriaé]], Minas Gerais | death_date = {{death date and age|2011|3|29|1931|10|17|df=yes}} | death_place = [[São Paulo]], São Paulo | nationality = | spouse = Mariza Gomes (1957–2011, his death) | party = [[Brazilian Republican Party|PRB]] | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = | occupation = Businessman, politician | profession = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''José Alencar Gomes da Silva''' ({{IPA-pt|ʒuˈzɛ ɐlẽˈkaʁ ˈɡõmiz dɐ ˈsiwvɐ}}; 17 October 1931 – 29 March 2011), also known as '''José Alencar, the Strong''', was a [[Brazil]]ian businessman and politician. He served as the [[Vice President of Brazil]] from 2003 to 2010. Alencar died from [[kidney cancer|kidney]], [[stomach cancer|stomach]], and [[prostate cancer]] in [[São Paulo]], São Paulo, aged 79.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2011/03/ex-vice-presidente-jose-alencar-morre-aos-79-anos.html | title=Ex-vice-presidente