Colombo Machado Salles

Colombo Machado Salles (20 May 1926 – 14 November 2023) was a Brazilian engineer and politician of the National Renewal Alliance (ARENA).^[1]

Colombo Machado Salles
Salles in 1973
Governor of Santa Catarina
In office 15 March 1971 – 15 March 1975
Preceded by	Ivo Silveira [pt]
Succeeded by	Antônio Carlos Konder Reis
Personal details
Born	(1926-05-20)20 May 1926 Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Died	14 November 2023(2023-11-14) (aged 97) Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Political party	ARENA
Education	Federal University of Paraná
Occupation	Engineer

Salles was Governor of Santa Catarina from 1971 to 1975. His administration's main project was the revitalization of urban areas to stimulate economic growth, including the installation of 85,000 telephone lines. He also led the construction of a bridge, which today bears his name as the Colombo Salles Bridge [pt].^[2]

Colombo Machado Salles died in Florianópolis on 14 November 2023, at the age of 97.^[3]