What is Clodovil Hernandes?
[[File:Clodovil - 2009.jpg|230px|thumb|Clodovil Hernandes in 2009]] '''Clodovil Hernandes''' (17 June 1937 – 17 March 2009<ref>[http://noticias.uol.com.br/especiais/reportagens/2009/03/17/morre_clodovil.jhtm Clodovil Hernandes morre em Brasília; polêmica marcou carreira na TV e na política]</ref>) was a [[Brazil]]ian [[Fashion Designer|fashion designer]], [[television]] [[presentation program|host]] and [[politician]]. A designer in the '60s and '70s, he was invited to work in television, where he hosted numerous programs on several stations. He launched [[congress]] election in 2006 and became the third most voted congressman in the country, with 493,951 votes or 2.43% of valid votes. Once, when he was asked about running in the municipal elections for [[São Paulo]] [[Mayor]] position, he changed the subject and did not answer the question.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://revistaepoca.globo.com/Revista/Epoca/1,,EDG77029-6001,00.html |title=''Época'', ''CLODOVIL e seu gabinete'' |access-date=2009-10-26 |archive-date=2009-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321093904/http://revistaepoca.globo.com/Revista/Epoca/1%2C%2CEDG77029-6001%2C00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was known mainly for his [[controversy|controversial]] statements, deemed inappropriate or rude, often directed at other famous personalities. Among other problems, he was accused of [[racism]] and [[anti-Semitism]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://oglobo.globo.com/pais/mat/2006/10/30/286462205.asp |title=Oglobo.oglobo.com |access-date=2009-10-26 |archive-date=2009-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422213931/http://oglobo.globo.com/pais/mat/2006/10/30/286462205.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hernandes, Clodovil}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2009 deaths]] [[Category:Politicians from São Paulo]] [[Category:Brazilian television presenters]] [[Category:Fashion designers]]