Antonio Cunha Bueno, a Sao Paulo industrialist and a former member of the House of Representatives in Brasilia, has died at the age of 63. For many years he was the president of the Israel-Brazil Chamber of Commerce and a dedicated friend of Jews and Israel. His son, Henrique, Secretary for Culture in the government of the State of Sao Paulo, is also a staunch friend of Brazilian Jewry.
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