Ricardo José Magalhães Barros (born 15 November 1959 in Maringá) is a Brazilian politician, civil engineer and businessman.

He is married to the Vice Governor of Paraná, Cida Borghetti.

In 2010, Barros was candidate for the Federal Senate, getting more than 2 million votes.

In 2012, he was national coordinator of the city elections of PP, winning in his electoral domicile.

[2] Gilberto Occhi, then president of Caixa Econômica Federal, succeed him as Minister, since Barros resigned to run for federal deputy at the 2018 general elections.