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Ricardo Akinobu Yamauti

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Ricardo Akinobu Yamauti
Mayor of Praia Grande
In office
1997–2000
Preceded byAlberto Mourão
Succeeded byAlberto Mourão
Vice-Mayor of Praia Grande
In office
1993–1996
Succeeded byAlexandre Evaristo Cunha
Personal details
Born22 October 1949
São Paulo, Brazil
Died3 January 2021(2021-01-03) (aged 71)
Praia Grande, Brazil
Political partyPSDB

Ricardo Akinobu Yamauti (22 October 1949 – 3 January 2021) was a Brazilian politician, civil engineer, and businessman.[1]

Biography

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Yamauti served as Vice-Mayor of Praia Grande in the first term of Alberto Mourão. He was elected Mayor in 1996 with 79.5% of votes, one of the highest margins in the country.[2] During his tenure, he expanded the Biblioteca Presidente Médici and bringing it to the Dewey Decimal Classification system. He also expanded the arts, writing, and cultural activities in the city.[3] The main criticism of his government was that much of the economic advancement in the city was brought from the outside, with the hiring of autonomous teachers and professors, taking jobs away from local teachers already living there.[4]

In addition to his political career, Yamauti served as Regional Director for SindusCon-SP in the State of São Paulo. He also served as President of the Agência Metropolitana da Baixada Santista.[5]

Ricardo Akinobu Yamauti died of COVID-19 in Praia Grande on 3 January 2021, at the age of 71 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Resultado das eleições na Baixada Santista". Unisanta (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Biografia". Alberto Mourão (in Portuguese).
  3. ^ "Biblioteca Municipal da Praia Grande". Encontra Praia Grande (in Portuguese).
  4. ^ "Fala Professor - Prefeitura de Praia Grande". ReoCities (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Ricardo Yamauti, ex-prefeito de Praia Grande, morre em consequência da Covid-19". Folha Santista (in Portuguese). 4 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Morre aos 71 anos Ricardo Yamauti, ex-prefeito de Praia Grande, vítima da Covid-19". Santa Portal (in Portuguese). 3 January 2021. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.