The Mayor of Campo Grande is the head of the executive branch of the municipal government in Campo Grande, first established on August 16, 1899, the office has evolved to oversee the administration and governance of the city, which is a key economic and cultural hub in the region. The mayor is responsible for managing public services, implementing policies, and ensuring the well-being of residents. The position is held for a four-year term, with the possibility of one consecutive re-election. The current mayor, Adriane Lopes, took office on April 2, 2022.

The Executive Branch is represented by the Mayor and his Cabinet of Secretaries, following the model proposed by the Federal Constitution. Since 2017, districts have been administered by subprefectures, with their heads appointed directly by the mayor.

History Campo Grande started as a small village founded in 1877 by farmers José Antônio Pereira and Manoel Vieira de Sousa (a.k.a. Manoel Olivério), who came from Minas Gerais just after the end of the Paraguayan War. They founded the village, known at that time as Santo Antônio de Campo Grande, near the Serra de Maracaju cliffs, at the confluence of two streams named Prosa and Segredo (Portuguese for "conversation" and "secret," respectively), whose courses now coincide with two of the city's most important avenues. In the end of 1877, the founder built the village's first church. The roughly aligned houses formed the first street, known as Rua Velha (Old Street), today Rua 26 de Agosto (26 August Street). This street ended where today one finds a square in honor of the immigrants that later came to the city.

The city started to develop relatively fast because of its privileged climate and location. These factors drew people from other regions of the country, especially the South, the Southeast and the Northeast regions. The settlement was officially recognized as a municipality by the State Government on August 26, 1899, and renamed Campo Grande.

Political changes Throughout its history, the position of mayor has seen various changes in its selection process. During the Revolution of 1930, the mayor was deposed and replaced on the same day Getúlio Vargas became the President of Brazil. The mayor’s election process was later changed to secret ballot voting. There have been periods, such as during the Vargas Era and the military dictatorship, when the mayor was appointed by the state governor. Democratic elections for the mayor were resumed in 1985. In 2014, Mayor Alcides Bernal was impeached, and his deputy, Gilmar Olarte, took over. However, Olarte was later removed from office, and Bernal returned as mayor following a judicial decision.

Current mayor As of 2022, the Mayor of Campo Grande is Adriane Lopes, who assumed the position after the resignation of Marquinhos Trad.

List

The following is a list of mayors of the city of Campo Grande, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Francisco Mestre, 1899–1904 , 1904–1909 João Carlos Sebastião, 1909 José Santiago, 1909–1910, 1912–1914 Antônio Norberto de Almeida, 1910–1911, 1919–1920 João Clímaco Vidal, 1915 Sebastião da Costa Lima, 1915–1917 Fernando Novais, 1917 Leonel Velasco, 1918 , 1918, 1931–1932, 1934–1935, 1941–1942 , 1918–1919 , 1920–1921 , 1921–1924 Arnaldo Estevão de Figueiredo, 1924–1926 Jonas Corrêa da Costa, 1927–1929 Inácio Franco de Carvalho, 1929 Antonio Antero de Barros, 1930 Mário Pinto Peixoto da Cunha, 1930 Deusdedit de Carvalho, 1930 Cesar Bacchi de Araújo, 1930–1931 Valdomiro Siqueira, 1931 Arthur Jorge Mendes Sobrinho, 1932 Ytrio Corrêa da Costa, 1932–1933 Pacífico Lopes de Siqueira, 1933–1934 Antônio Luís Almeida Boaventura, 1935–1937 Lourival Azambuja, 1937 Juvenal Vieira de Almeida, 1937 Eduardo Olímpio Machado, 1937–1941 Demósthenes Martins, 1941, 1942–1945 Joaquim Teodoro de Faria, 1945–1947 Carlos Hugueney Filho, 1947 , 1947–1951 , 1951–1952 Mário Carrato, 1952 Nelson Borges de Barros, 1952–1953 , 1953–1955 Marcílio de Oliveira Lima, 1955–1959 Wilson Barbosa Martins, 1959–1963 Luiz Alexandre de Oliveira, 1963 , 1963–1967 , 1967–1970 Mendes Canale, 1970–1973 , 1973–1977, 1980–1982 Marcelo Miranda, 1977–1979 Albino Coimbra Filho, 1979–1980 Leon Denizart Conte, 1980 Valdir Pires Cardoso, 1982 Heráclito de Figueiredo, 1982–1983 Nelly Bacha, 1983 , 1983–1985, 1989–1992 , 1986–1988, 1993–1996 André Puccinelli, 1997–2004 Nelson Trad Filho, 2005–2012 Alcides Bernal, 2013–2014, 2015–2016 Gilmar Olarte, 2014–2015 Marcos Trad, 2017–2022 Adriane Lopes, 2022—present

See also

(city council) Campo Grande history

(state) List of mayors of largest cities in Brazil (in Portuguese) List of mayors of capitals of Brazil (in Portuguese)

References