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...elected governor of the State of Guanabara from 1960 to 1965. During his term as a "reform" Governor he built over 200 schools to assure a primary education to every child in the state, and launched three massive urban renewal projects to clear Rio deJaneiro's well known "favella" shanty towns...

Author: By William Woodward, | Title: Latin America: Politics and Social Change | 1/11/1967 | See Source »

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