Reynaldo Emídio de Barros (14 May 1931 – 11 February 2011) was a Brazilian politician who was mayor of

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

from 1979 to 1982, during the time of the

military dictatorship A military dictatorship, or a military regime, is a type of dictatorship in which Power (social and political), power is held by one or more military officers. Military dictatorships are led by either a single military dictator, known as a Polit ...

. Barros came from a politically prominent family in São Paulo. He was the son of , a politician himself and substitute for

senator , and Maria Antonieta Ferreira. His uncle was

Adhemar de Barros Adhemar Pereira de Barros (22 April 1901 – 12 March 1969) was the mayor of São Paulo (1957–1961), and twice elected Governor of São Paulo (1947–1951 & 1963–1966). Barros was born in Piracicaba, Brazil. He was the federal intervent ...

. His son, Reynaldo de Barros Filho, was a state deputy from São Paulo from 1995 to 2003. Reynaldo graduated from the

Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo The Escola Politécnica of the University of São Paulo (or the Engineering School of the University of São Paulo, Portuguese: Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo) (usually called Poli, Poli-USP or EPUSP) is an engineering school a ...

. He was appointed by then-governor

Paulo Maluf Paulo Salim Maluf (; born 3 September 1931) is a Brazilian politician with a career spanning over four decades and many functions, including those of State Governor of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Mayor of the São Paulo, City of São Paulo, N ...

to be the mayor of the city starting on 12 July 1979. He resigned as mayor on his birthday on 14 May 1982 to run for governor of São Paulo, coming in second place behind

Franco Montoro André Franco Montoro (; 14 July 1916 – 16 July 1999) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He was born in São Paulo as the son of André de Blois Montoro and Tomásia Alijostes. He was a senator and governor of São Paulo, winning against S ...

. He also ran as a candidate for vice-governor in 1986, with Maluf as the candidate for governor, this time losing to

Orestes Quércia Orestes Quércia (; 18 August 1938 – 24 December 2010) was a Brazilian politician who served as the 28th governor of São Paulo State. Early life and education The son of Octavio Quércia and Isaura Roque Quércia, Orestes Quércia lived in Pe ...

. He served as the secretary of Infrastructure and Public Roads for various mayors, including

Jânio Quadros Jânio da Silva Quadros (; 25 January 1917 – 16 February 1992) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd president of Brazil from 31 January to 25 August 1961, when he resigned from office. He also served as the 24th a ...

, Maluf, and

Celso Pitta Celso Roberto Pitta do Nascimento (; 29 September 1946 – 21 November 2009) was a Brazilian economist and politician. He had a Bachelor in Economics by Fluminense Federal University, master in Economics by University of Leeds and specialist i ...

. Barros died on 11 February 2011 at the

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in São Paulo. His family kept quiet during the time of his death, only sending communications about his death to

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