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Paulo Lauro

1907–1983

Brazil

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Paulo Lauro (19 November 1907 – 5 August 1983) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who was the mayor of São Paulo from 1947 to 1948. He was the first Black mayor of the city. He later became a federal deputy representing the state of São Paulo in the 1950s and 1960s.

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