What is João Castelo?
[[Image:Joao castelo.jpg|thumb|250px|Castelo in 2009]] '''João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves''' (October 19, 1937 – December 11, 2016) was a [[Brazil]]ian [[politician]] and [[lawyer]]. Castelo served as [[List of Governors of Maranhão|Governor of Maranhão]] from March 15, 1979, to May 15, 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://g1.globo.com/ma/maranhao/eleicoes/2012/noticia/2012/10/confira-o-perfil-do-candidato-joao-castelo-psdb.html |title=Confira o perfil do candidato João Castelo (PSDB) |publisher=[[Rede Globo|Globo TV]] |date=October 27, 2012 |language=pt |access-date=December 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www2.camara.leg.br/deputados/pesquisa/layouts_deputados_biografia?pk=74445 |title=Conheça os Deputados — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados |publisher=Chamber of Deputies |language=pt |access-date=December 11, 2015}}</ref> He was born in [[Caxias, Maranhão|Caxias]], [[Maranhão]], Brazil. Castelo died in [[São Paulo]], Brazil on December 11, 2016 after complications from a surgery. He was aged 79.<ref>{{cite web|title=Morre em São Paulo o deputado federal João Castelo (PSDB-MA)|url=http://g1.globo.com/ma/maranhao/noticia/2016/12/morre-em-sao-paulo-o-deputado-federal-joao-castelo-psdb-ma.html|publisher=G1|date=2016-12-11|language=pt}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Castelo, Joao}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Brazilian lawyers]] [[Category:Politicians from Maranhão]] {{bio-stub}}