Luís Alberto Maguito Vilela (24 January 1949 – 13 January 2021) was a Brazilian politician who served as a

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, and was mayor of

Goiânia Goiânia (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country. Its metropolitan area has a population ...

Biography

Vilela was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He was Governor 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 Goiânia. ...

from 1995 to 1998. He was also a member of the

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from 1999 to 2007. For a short time in January 2021, Vilela was Mayor of Goiânia. He died on 13 January 2021, aged 71 in

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from

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during the COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo.Morre Maguito Vilela, prefeito eleito de Goiânia, aos 71 anos

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