José Botafogo Gonçalves

José Botafogo Gonçalves
Gonçalves in 2007
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism
In office
30 March 1998  1 January 1999
PresidentFernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded byFrancisco Dornelles
Succeeded byCelso Lafer
Personal details
Born(1935-01-11)11 January 1935
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died8 November 2024(2024-11-08) (aged 89)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyIndependent
EducationPontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
OccupationLawyer
Diplomat

José Botafogo Gonçalves (11 January 1935 – 8 November 2024) was a Brazilian lawyer, diplomat, and politician. An independent, he served as Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism from 1998 to 1999.

Gonçalves died of respiratory failure in Rio de Janeiro, on 8 November 2024, at the age of 89.