▁death s ▁Category : B olog n ese ▁pain ters ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁Italian ▁pain ters ▁Category : Ital ian ▁male ▁pain ters ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Italian ▁pain ters ▁Category : Ital ian ▁ne oc lass ical ▁pain ters <0x0A> </s> ▁M af ers a ▁S . A . ▁is ▁a ▁Brazil ian ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁passenger ▁rail ▁cars , ▁bus es ▁and ▁t rol ley b uses , ▁and ▁related ▁components . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁São ▁Paulo . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Al st om . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁its ▁customers ▁were ▁in ▁Brazil . ▁However , ▁export ▁orders ▁included , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 – 9 2 , ▁ 3 8 ▁st ain less - ste el ▁push - pull ▁comm uter ▁rail ▁cars ▁for ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Railway ▁Express ▁( 1 0 ▁control ▁cars ▁[ c ab - equ ipped ▁tra ilers ] ▁and ▁ 2 8 ▁tra ilers ) ▁and ▁ 2 5 6 ▁met ro - car ▁body sh ells ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trans it ▁Author ity ▁( as ▁a ▁sub cont ractor ▁to ▁Mor r ison - K n ud sen ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁company ▁built ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 7 0 ▁met ro ▁cars ▁for ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁