| Cadoca | |
| Office: | City councilor of Recife |
| Term Start: | 1983 |
| Term End: | 1995 |
| Office2: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco |
| Term Start2: | 1995 |
| Term End2: | 1999 |
| Office3: | Member of the Chamber of Deputies from Pernambuco |
| Term Start3: | 1999 |
| Term End3: | 2019 |
| Birth Date: | 23 April 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Death Place: | Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Party: | Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) (PDT) |
| Otherparty: | |
| Alma Mater: | Faculdade de Direito do Recife, Federal University of Pernambuco |
| Profession: | Politician, lawyer |
Carlos Eduardo Cintra da Costa Pereira (23 April 1940 – 13 December 2020), better known as Carlos Eduardo Cadoca or simply Cadoca, was a Brazilian politician and lawyer.[1]
Before pursuing a career in politics, Cadoca went to Faculdade de Direito do Recife, a law school, part of the Federal University of Pernambuco and graduated in 1967.[1]
Between the years of 1983 and 1995, Cadoca served as City councilor of Recife.[1]
In 1994, Cadoca was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco. His first and only term lasted from 1995 to 1999.[1]
In 1998, he was elected Member of the Chamber of Deputies representing his birth state of Pernambuco. His first term went from 1999 to 2003.[1]
In 2002, he was re-elected Federal Deputy for Pernambuco. His second term lasted from 2003 to 2007.[1]
In 2006, he was again re-elected Federal Deputy. His third tenure started in 2007 and ended in 2011.[1]
In 2010, he was elected Federal Deputy for the fourth consecutive time. He remained in power from 2011 to 2015.[1]
In 2014, Cadoca was elected Federal Deputy for the fifth and last time. This time he remained in power between the years of 2015 and 2019.[1]
Cadoca was married to Berenice de Andrade Lima and had four sons.
He died from complications brought on by COVID-19 in Recife at the age of 80 on 13 December 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[2]