Background
Christo was born in Belo Horizonte.
Christo was born in Belo Horizonte.
He was later imprisoned for four years by the military dictatorship which ruled Brazil for smuggling people out of country. In addition to work on eliminating hunger in Brazil, Christo is involved in various aspects of Brazil"s politics. He worked for the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, for whom he was considered a spiritual advisor and mentor.