Colombo Machado Salles

Colombo Machado Salles (20 May 1926 – 14 November 2023) was a Brazilian engineer and politician of the National Renewal Alliance (ARENA).

Salles was Governor of Santa Catarina from 1971 to 1975. His administration's main project was the revitalization of urban areas to stimulate economic growth, including the installation of 85,000 telephone lines. He also led the construction of a bridge, which today bears his name as the Colombo Salles Bridge.

Colombo Machado Salles died in Florianópolis on 14 November 2023, at the age of 97.