‘Is Dublin dangerous? Not really. I come from Rio de Janeiro’: Caio Benicio on his €370k gift and ­standing for election

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‘Is Dublin dangerous? Not really. I come from Rio de Janeiro’: Caio Benicio on his €370k gift and ­standing for election

If, six months ago, you had told Brazilian native Caio Benicio that he would be entering the Irish political fray, he would have been bemused. Life then was all about working 10- to 12-hour shifts, seven days a week, as a self-employed food delivery rider. There was no time to contemplate the political landscape of his adopted home country, never mind stand as a Fianna Fáil candidate in June’s local elections.