What is Geraldo Melo?
[[File:Senador Geraldo Melo.jpg|right|200px]] '''Geraldo José da Câmara Ferreira de Melo''' (12 July 1935 – 6 March 2022) was a Brazilian businessman and politician. He was a member of the [[Brazilian Democratic Movement|Brazilian Democratic Movement Party]]. Melo was [[Governors of Rio Grande do Norte|Governor of Rio Grande do Norte]] from 1987 to 1991.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=6 March 2022|title=Ex-governador do RN, Geraldo Melo morre aos 86 anos|trans-title= |url=http://www.tribunadonorte.com.br/noticia/ex-governador-do-rn-geraldo-melo-morre-aos-86-anos/533336|language=Portuguese|work=Tribuna do Norte|location= |access-date=6 March 2022}}</ref> He was later elected to the [[Federal Senate (Brazil)|Federal Senate]], from 1995 to 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www25.senado.leg.br/web/senadores/senador/-/perfil/27|title=Geraldo Melo - RN|work=Senado Federal|language=Portuguese}}</ref> Melo was born in [[Campo Grande, Rio Grande do Norte|Campo Grande]], [[Brazil]]. Melo died of [[lung cancer]] in [[Natal, Rio Grande do Norte|Natal]], Brazil on 6 March 2022, at the age of 86.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=6 March 2022|title=Ex-governador do RN, Geraldo Melo morre aos 86 anos em Natal|trans-title= |url=https://g1.globo.com/rn/rio-grande-do-norte/noticia/2022/03/06/ex-governador-do-rn-geraldo-melo-morre.ghtml|language=Spanish|work=[[G1 (website)|G1]]|location=Rio Grande do Norte|access-date=6 March 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Melo, Geraldo}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians]] [[Category:Brazilian businesspeople]] [[Category:Politicians from Rio Grande do Norte]] {{bio-stub}}