Rubens Paiva

Rubens Paiva
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
2 February 1963  10 April 1964
ConstituencySão Paulo
Personal details
Born(1929-12-26)26 December 1929
Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Disappeared20 January 1971 (aged 41)
Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara, Brazil
StatusDeclared dead in absentia
Alma materMackenzie Presbyterian University
Occupation(s)Civil engineer, journalist, student activist, politician
Political partyPTB (1962–1965)
Spouse
(m. 1952)
Children5, including Marcelo

Rubens Beyrodt Paiva (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʁubẽs ˈpajvɐ]), (26 December 1929 – 21 January 1971) was a Brazilian civil engineer and politician who, as a Congressman at the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, opposed the implementation of the military dictatorship in Brazil in 1964. Due to his involvement with activities deemed subversive by the dictatorial regime, he was arrested by the military forces, tortured, and murdered. As of 2025, his body has not been recovered.