Reynaldo de Barros

Reynaldo Emídio de Barros[nb 1] (14 May 1931 – 11 February 2011)[1] was a Brazilian politician who was mayor of São Paulo from 1979 to 1982, during the time of the military dictatorship.

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

He was appointed by then-governor Paulo Maluf 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.

[2] He served as the secretary of Infrastructure and Public Roads for various mayors, including Jânio Quadros, Maluf, and Celso Pitta.