Augusto Pestana (politician)
Augusto Pestana (May 22, 1868 – May 29, 1934) was a Brazilian engineer and politician. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Pestana moved in the late 1880s to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state, where he would become a specialist in railroad engineering and public administration, as well as one of the main leaders of the Riograndense Republican Party (PRR).
Read more about Augusto Pestana (politician): Background, Early Career in Rio Grande Do Sul, Director and Mayor of Ijuí, Congressman, Founder of The Railway Company of Rio Grande Do Sul and State Secretary, Legacy and Family