Background
PESTAÑA, Clovis was born on November 27, 1904 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
PESTAÑA, Clovis was born on November 27, 1904 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Educated Colégio Santo Antonio, Sao Joáo d’el Rei, 1914, Colégio Anchieta, Nova Friburgo, 1915-1916, Colégio Anchieta, Porto Alegre, 1917, Institute La Fayette, Rio de Janeiro, 1918-1919, engineering school, University de Porto Alegre, 1922-1923. Civil Engineer, University do Brasil, 1926. Bachelor of Laws, University de Porto Alegre, 1936.
Director, city of Porto Alegre, 1927-1938. Contributor to Boletim da Society de Engenharia do Rio Grande do Sul, 1930-1938. Tech, director, department, of highways, 1938-1943, general director, 1944-1945.
Mayor of Porto Alegre, 1945. State secretary of highways and communications, Rio Grande do Sul, 1946. Minister of communications and public works, since 1946.
Member: Society de Engenharia, Associaqao Brasileira de Normas Técnicas, Clube do Comércio, Porto Alegre Country Club, Petropolis Tenis Clube, Brazil-United States Cultural Institute.