Ruy Hellmeister Novais was a Brazilian

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from

Campinas Campinas (, ''Plains'' or ''Meadows'') is a Brazilian municipality in São Paulo State, part of the country's Southeast Region. According to the 2020 estimate, the city's population is 1,213,792, making it the fourteenth most populous Brazilian ...

, who was twice elected

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of the city, from 1956 to 1959 and from 1964 to 1969. During his second mandate he was noted for promoting a comprehensive modernization program of the city's infrastructure, including the modern municipal administration building.

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Living people Mayors of Campinas Brazilian people of German descent Year of birth missing (living people) Brazilian Socialist Party politicians {{Brazil-mayor-stub