Vivaldo Barros Frota (December 7, 1928 – January 16, 2015) was a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and academic. Frota was first elected

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of Amazonas in 1987. He became

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of the state of Amazonas on April 2, 1990, after his predecessor, outgoing Governor

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, resigned to run for the

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. Frota served as Governor until March 15, 1991. Frota died of stomach cancer at the Hospital Beneficente Português in

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on January 16, 2015, at the age of 86.

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1928 births 2015 deaths Governors of Amazonas (Brazilian state) Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Amazonas 20th-century Brazilian lawyers Deaths from cancer in Amazonas (Brazilian state) Deaths from stomach cancer {{Brazil-politician-stub