Edir Macedo was born on February 18,1945 and is a Brazilian evangelical bishop, writer, billionaire businessman, and the founder of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God.
18 Facts About Edir Macedo
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Edir Macedo is the owner and chairman of the third-largest television network in Brazil, RecordTV, along with Grupo Record since 1989, which he founded after he bought the network.
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Edir Macedo was raised Catholic, but by 1965 converted to Pentecostalism, after an invitation from his sister to Igreja Crista de Nova Vida.
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In 1975, Edir Macedo founded a Pentecostal church with Romildo Ribeiro Soares, Cruzada do Caminho Eterno.
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In 1977, Edir Macedo founded with others the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.
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Edir Macedo's rapidly growing religious movement and his teaching of prosperity theology have been a source of controversy.
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Edir Macedo was not on the list for 2016 or later years.
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Edir Macedo is married to Ester Bezerra, and has two daughters, Cristiane and Viviane, and an adopted son, Moises.
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Edir Macedo was criticized for writing an article opposing interracial marriage.
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Edir Macedo tried to justify his views claiming that multiracial children should be avoided because they will suffer discrimination.
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Edir Macedo has been criticised, especially after the 'kicking of the saint' incident in which UCKG bishop Sergio Von Helder, who later left the Church, kicked a Catholic icon in a TV program, for which he was later imprisoned for two years.
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Edir Macedo authored a book called Orixas, Caboclos and Guias in which he attacks Afro-Brazilian religion, accusing it of Satanism and "the root of all of Brazil's troubles".
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Edir Macedo was indicted by the Federal Justice for import of equipment and use of public documents and legal proceedings, but not convicted.
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Edir Macedo leads Rede Record, Rede Familia, Record News, Line Records, 64 radio stations of Rede Aleluia and Universal Producoes.
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Ten million copies of evangelical books by Edir Macedo have been sold, and over 34 titles published.
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Edir Macedo has sold his trilogy called Nada a perder, with millions of copies sold worldwide.
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Edir Macedo has written several religious books including the polemical best-seller Orixas, Caboclos e Guias, Deuses ou Demonios.
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Edir Macedo's broadcasting company Record financed the 2018 movie Nada a perder about Macedo's life, which is based on his autobiography.