- Florentino Ávidos
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office = President (governor) of Espirito Santo (elected by the people)
term_start =May 23 1920
term_end =May 23 1924
predecessor =Nestor Gomez
successor =Aristeu Borges de Aguiar
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footnotes =Florentino Ávidos (died in
February 28 1956 ) was aBrazil ian politician. He was the 17th "president" (governor) of the Brazilian state ofEspirito Santo , and, later, a senator of that state on Brazilian Senate.He was an Engineer by career, and was elected for governor of Espirito Santo in 1924. He governed the state from
May 23 1924 toJune 30 1928. He build roads and bridges in order to improve the communications in the state, being the most important the "Five Bridges Complex" connecting the Isle of Vitória to the continent and to the Isle of the Prince as well. These bridges were named "Florentino Ávidos", in his homage, after his death in 1956.
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