Tim Vieira
Timothy Alexander Vieira[1] (born 18 July 1975)[2] is a Portuguese businessman. Born in South Africa, he worked in Angola before relocating to Portugal in 2009. He became an investor on the television programme Shark Tank in 2015.
Biography
[edit]Vieira was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, to parents of Portuguese origin.[3] His father was an aircraft engineer and his mother had come to the country via Mozambique.[4] He spent his childhood holidays in Portugal, at Portimão on the Algarve and his grandparents' farm in Vila Franca de Xira.[4]
Vieira studied two years of a course in business management and administration at the University of South Africa (UNISA), dropping out to establish a brewery. He completed his course at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.[5] In 1999, he moved to Luanda, Angola. Once the Angolan Civil War ended, he relocated his family to the country, which required Portuguese-speaking professionals. His assets in Angola include the communications company Special Edition, as well as assets in the property and mobile telephone businesses.[4]
Vieira moved to Portugal in 2009.[1] His business interests in the country include raspberries and strawberries grown in the Alentejo, public Wi-Fi on the Lisbon Metro, and the purchase of public debt.[4] As of 2015, he was living in Cascais with his wife and three children.[4] In 2012, he established Tim's Garage, a gallery of his collections of automobiles, arcade video games and sporting memorabilia.[4] In 2015, he said "I'm a Christian, because I believe in Christ, and that I must act with others in mind. What we give we get back tenfold".[4]
In 2015, Vieira became an investor on Portugal's version of the television programme Shark Tank, broadcast on SIC. He was the biggest investor in the first series, investing over €1 million.[4]
On 25 April 2024, Vieira officially announced his candidacy for President of Portugal in the 2026 election. The candidacy requires 7,500 signatures to be valid.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Farinha, Ricardo (4 December 2019). "Estivemos com Tim Vieira na sua incrível garagem privada e museu de jogos arcade" [We were with Tim Vieira in his incredible private garage and museum of arcade games] (in Portuguese). NiT. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Investidor do Shark Tank Portugal é convidado do IEUA Sharing" [Shark Tank Portugal investor is guest for IEUA Sharing] (in Portuguese). University of Aveiro. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Pires, Bruno Filipe (1 October 2023). "Tim Vieira moved from South Africa to Portugal to make a difference in business, education and now also in politics". Essential Algarve. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "O tubarão que veio de África e aposta em Portugal" [The shark who came from Africa and bets on Portugal]. Visão (in Portuguese). 4 June 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Tim Vieira no "Sintra Empreende" a convite da AE Sintra" [Tim Vieira at "Sintra Undertakes" on the invitation of AE Sintra] (in Portuguese). Sintra Notícias. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Bastos Pereira, Carolina (25 April 2024). "Tim Vieira recolhe assinaturas para se candidatar à Presidência da República" [Tim Vieira gathers signatures to be candidate for President of the Republic]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2024.
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[edit]- 1975 births
- Living people
- South African people of Portuguese descent
- South African people of Mozambican descent
- Businesspeople from Johannesburg
- People from Luanda
- People from Cascais
- Portuguese businesspeople
- University of South Africa alumni
- University of Chicago Booth School of Business alumni
- Portuguese expatriates in Angola
- South African Christians
- Portuguese Christians