Helenês Cândido (5 January 1935 – 17 March 2021) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician, who served as the governor of the state of

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goi ...

between 1998 and 1999. Cândido died from

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at age 86 in Caldas Novas on 17 March 2021.

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