Paulo Lauro
Brazilian politician (1908-1983)
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.
Biography
Lauro was born on 19 November 1907, in Descalvado, São Paulo to Alfredo Gonçalves Lauro and Leopoldina Lauro. He was a Roman Catholic. He graduated with a law degree from the University of São Paulo in 1932. He became a criminal defense attorney in São Paulo while also teaching in local schools. He later worked as a journalist, becoming a director of two newspapers. He was married to Diva da Fonseca and had two children, Paulo Lauro Júnior and Dora Aparecida.
During his career as a lawyer, he achieved fame in both the public and legal spheres in 1938 after he represented the defendant in what was dubbed the "Chinese restaurant massacre" case.
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