Raimundo Teixeira Belfort Roxo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Brazilian engineer
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Place of Birth: São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
About Raimundo Teixeira Belfort Roxo
- Raimundo Teixeira Belfort Roxo better known as engineer Belfort Roxo (São Luís do Maranhão, 11 September 1838 — Rio de Janeiro, 17 November 1896) was a Brazilian engineer.
- He was the son of José Rodrigues Roxo and Maria Rita Teixeira Vieira Belfort. Belfort Roxo was General Inspector of Works of Rio de Janeiro.
- Along with engineer Paulo de Frontin, Roxo solved the problem of water shortage suffered by the people of Rio de Janeiro in 1889.Belfort Roxo expanded the modernization of the port of Sao Luis, Maranhao and inspected the construction of the Railroad Mines in Rio de Janeiro.
- He was also the directory of Inspector General of Public Works of Rio de Janeiro.
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