Renato Bayma Archer da Silva (July 10, 1922, São Luís, Maranhão

São Luís, Maranhão

São Luís is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The city is located on Ilha de São Luís in the Baía de São Marcos , an extension of the Atlantic Ocean which forms the estuary of Pindaré, Mearim, Itapecuru and other rivers. Its coordinates are 2.53° south, 44.30° west...

—July 20, 1996, São Paulo

São Paulo

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) was a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian naval officer and politician

Politician

A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

. The Centro de Pesquisas Renato Archer

Centro de Pesquisas Renato Archer

The ' is a research and development center of the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology , previously named Fundação Centro Tecnológico para Informática , which was founded 1982. It is located in the city of Campinas, state of São Paulo, at the Rodovia Dom Pedro I...

 (CenPRA), a federal R&D center located in Campinas

Campinas

Campinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities....

, state of São Paulo

São Paulo (state)

São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...

, is named in his honour.

As a politician, he served as a vice-governor and federal representative to the state of Maranhão

Maranhão

Maranhão is a northeastern state of Brazil. To the north lies the Atlantic Ocean. Maranhão is neighbored by the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent...

. He was known for his strong defense of the Brazilian nuclear power

Nuclear power

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 program. He served also as minister of science and technology during José Sarney

José Sarney

José Sarney de Araújo Costa is a Brazilian lawyer, writer and politician. He served as president of Brazil from 15 March 1985 to 15 March 1990....

's government.

External links

• Biography. CPDOC (Fundação Getúlio Vargas). In Portuguese.
• Centro de Pesquisas Renato Archer. Home page.