Adhemar Pereira de Barros (22 April 1901 – 12 March 1969) was the mayor of

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(1957–1961), and twice elected

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(1947–1951 & 1963–1966). Barros was born in

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. He was the federal interventor in the state of São Paulo nominated by Brazilian dictator

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, serving between 1938 and 1941. Following the re-democratization, he was elected Governor of São Paulo with a large margin in the 1947 elections, relying on a large coalition which included working-class support. Known to be a populist, he built a strong electoral machine, the

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(PSP), which dominated state politics until 1964. He was accused of being corrupt, but he was responsible for advances in social legislation and infrastructure: his candid supporters said "''rouba mas faz''" (he steals but he gets things done). Skidmore, TE: ''Politics in Brazil: 1930-1964'', page 68. Oxford University Press, 2007. He did not run for re-election in 1950, and was defeated by

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in 1954, before winning in 1962. After having lent support to

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, he ran for President in his own right in

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and

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. In the latter election he was placed third behind the eventual winner,

who defeated him in the 1954 gubernatorial election by less than 1%. In 1964 he supported the president

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's downfall, but in 1966 he fell from the military's favor. He died, aged 67, in

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. His nephew,

Reynaldo de Barros Reynaldo Emídio de Barros (14 May 1931 – 11 February 2011) was a Brazilian politician who was mayor of São Paulo from 1979 to 1982, during the time of the military dictatorship. Barros came from a politically prominent family in São Paulo. ...

, was also mayor of São Paulo.

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Adhemar de Barros biography
1901 births 1969 deaths People from Piracicaba Mayors of São Paulo Governors of São Paulo (state) Social Progressive Party politicians {{Brazil-mayor-stub