The death of businessman Rubens Carlos Pereira, which took place yesterday in the capital, removes from public and family life a unique character from three segments: civil engineering, where he proved himself as a visionary, undertaking several initiatives, hoteliers with the construction of the Hotel Maria. do Mar, an initiative that marked business, political and social activities for decades in the last century, as well as social relationships, marked by his humane, empathetic, humorous and pleasant style of coexistence with all his friends.

Rubinho, as he was known, has for a long time, together with his wife Ivone, formed a reference couple for a wide variety of social events and every Saturday meetings of families, professional groups and friends at the traditional feijoada at the Hotel Maria do. Mar.

He was the father of surfer Rubens Carlos Pereira Filho, known as Bita Pereira, Vice Mayor of Florianopolis during the reign of Dario Berger, another special and very popular man in Santa Catarina.

Wakes are held in Jardim da Paz.