Gardênia Santos Ribeiro Gonçalves (born April 1, 1937 in

Floriano, Piauí Floriano is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Piauí. It was founded by the Arabs and Syrians. It is situated in the physiographic zone of the Médio Parnaíba, on the right side of the Parnaíba River, in front of the city of Barão de Gr ...

) is a Brazilian

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

. She served as mayor of São Luís, from 1986 to 1989. Gonçalves was the spouse of

João Castelo João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves (October 19, 1937 – December 11, 2016) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer who was Governor of Maranhão, Brazil from March 15, 1979, to May 15, 1982. Biographical data Son of Tales of Amarante Ribeiro Gonç ...

. During the 1980s when she was mayor, 15,000 employees lost their jobs.

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