. ▁He ▁completed ▁two ▁master ' s ▁courses ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁took ▁courses ▁for ▁an ▁M BA ▁from ▁the ▁Univers idade ▁Federal ▁do ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁( U FR J ), ▁and ▁law ▁at ▁the ▁Fund ação ▁Get ú lio ▁V arg as ▁( F GV ), ▁also ▁in ▁Rio . ▁ ▁P into ▁under to ok ▁activities ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁construction , ▁reform , ▁and ▁en larg ement ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁air ports ▁in ▁Brazil . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁Com iss ão ▁de ▁Aer oport os ▁da ▁Reg ião ▁Ama z ô nica ▁( Com ara ). ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Bras ília . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁then - f eder al ▁territory ▁of ▁R ora ima , ▁which ▁he ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁This ▁term ▁was ▁marked ▁princip ally ▁with ▁invol vement ▁in ▁encourag ing ▁settlement ▁and ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁development , ▁with ▁an ▁aim ▁towards ▁transform ing ▁the ▁territory ▁into ▁a ▁state . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁he ▁ran ▁un success fully ▁for ▁mayor ▁of ▁Bo a ▁V ista , ▁before ▁becoming ▁a ▁federal ▁deput y ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 – 1 9 9 0 , ▁joint ly ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁Mar lu ce ▁P into . ▁ ▁When ▁R ora ima ▁did ▁become ▁a ▁state , ▁he ▁became ▁its ▁first ▁elected ▁governor ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1