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Ramos De Azevedo
Francisco de Paula Ramos de Azevedo (8 December 1851 — 13 June 1928) was a Brazilian architect, known for designing various buildings and landmarks in São Paulo, such as the Teatro Municipal, the Mercado Municipal and the Pinacoteca. He was one of the founders and director of the University of São Paulo's Polytechnical School. Biography Ramos de Azevedo was born in São Paulo, from a wealthy family coming from Campinas. In 1878, he went to Ghent, Belgium, to study civil engineering at the École Speciale du Génie Civil et des Arts et Manufactures. According to his biographers, however, it is said that the director of the School of Architecture course was surprised by the quality of his work and ordered him to change his career. At school he studied classical architecture, but was influenced to follow the propositions of architectural eclecticism. He graduated in this course in 1886. Back to Brazil, Ramos de Azevedo established himself in Campinas and there performed his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC as an alpha global city, São Paulo is the most populous city proper in the Americas, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the world's 4th largest city proper by population. Additionally, São Paulo is the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment. The city's name honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. The city's metropolitan area, the Greater São Paulo, ranks as the most populous in Brazil and the 12th most populous on Earth. The process of conurbation between the metropolitan areas around the Greater São Paulo (Campinas, Santos, Jundiaí, Sorocaba and São José dos Campos) created the São Paulo Macrometr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo School Of Arts And Crafts
The School of Arts and Crafts of São Paulo ( pt, Liceu de Artes e Ofícios) (LAOSP) is a Brazilian private civil society, whose main activities are involved with technical education. The institution also acts on cultural and industrial production. Currently, the school of Arts and Crafts unfolds on three different bodies: # The LAO-Industry, which is the result of the dismemberment of the productive activity of the school. It is specialized in the manufacture of meters, gasometers and materials for construction and also acts as a sponsor of educational activities of the Liceu; # The Technical School of the Lyceum of Arts and Crafts of São Paulo, responsible for the end-activity of LAOSP It offers technical and regular education for high school students and technology-related courses and; # The Cultural Center, responsible for the promotion of arts in general and for maintaining the memory of the institution itself. History The institution was created in 1873 by a group belongin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From São Paulo
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Brazilian Architects
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Municipal Market Of São Paulo
The Municipal Market of São Paulo (Portuguese: Mercado Municipal Paulistano, Mercado Municipal de São Paulo) is a large public market in São Paulo, Brazil. It was designed by the architect Francisco Ramos de Azevedo and inaugurated on January 25, 1933 as a wholesale and retail post specializing in fruits, vegetables, cereals, meats, spices and other food products. The market is located in the Mercado neighborhood, a name that references the market, in the historic center of São Paulo. It is located near the Tamanduateí River in the old Várzea do Carmo, a floodplain of the river now primarily used as Dom Pedro II Park. The market was formally named the ''Mercado Municipal São Paulo'' in 1995. It is commonly known in São Paulo as the Mercadão, or "big market", and a noted meeting point for resident São Paulo and one of the most visited tourist spots in the city. History The structure, built in the eclectic style, is noted for its columns, vaults and stained glass. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casa Das Rosas
Casa das Rosas — Espaço Haroldo de Campos de Poesia e Literatura, is a museum and cultural center in the Paraíso neighborhood of São Paulo, Brazil. History Designed and built by Francisco de Paula Ramos de Azevedo, the classic French style mansion was the Ramos de Azevedo family home until 1985. The building was designed in 1930 and construction was completed in 1935. On 22 October 1985 the Casa das Rosas was listed by Condephaat as a landmark. After a renovation, the Casa das Rosas was reopened on 19 September 1995. In 2004 Casa das Rosas changed its name to include ''Espaço Haroldo de Campos de Poesia e Literatura'' (English: Haroldo de Campos Poetry and Literature Space). The Casa das Rosas has a legal mandate to: *promote and disseminate poetry and literature in general, *preserve the Haroldo de Campos Collection (donated by his family), *preserve the building itself. Operated by the Secretary of Culture of the state of São Paulo, approximately 80,000 visitors a yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cemitério Da Consolação
Cemitério da Consolação is a cemetery in São Paulo, Brazil. Located along the north side of Rua da Consolação in the district of Consolação, it was founded on 15 August 1858, with the name of Cemitério Municipal, being the city's first public graveyard. The cemetery is known by its pieces of funerary art, with graves, statues and mausoleums built and sculpted by artists such as Victor Brecheret, Ramos de Azevedo, Luigi Brizzolara and Galileo Emendabili. Notable burials The cemetery houses the tombs of notable figures of São Paulo and Brazilian history. Some of them are: * Tarsila do Amaral, artist * Mario de Andrade, writer * Oswald de Andrade, writer * Ademar de Barros, politician * Maria Bueno, tennis player * Domitila de Castro, Marchioness of Santos, noblewoman and royal mistress * José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre, Prime Minister of Brazil * Alexandre Levy, pianist, composer and conductor * Monteiro Lobato, writer * Washington Luis, 13th Presi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palácio Das Indústrias
The Palácio das Indústrias is a historical building in São Paulo, under the protection of the Council for the Defense of Historical, Archaeological, Artistic and Tourist Heritage (CONDEPHAAT). It was designed by in conjunction with Ramos de Azevedo and and is located in the . It is a representative of the Eclectic style and was designed for hosting industrial exhibitions. The first exhibition was held there in 1917. It was converted into a legislative assembly in 1947 and its name was changed to the "Palácio Nove de Julho" (Ninth of July, commemorating the Constitutionalist Revolution). In the 1970s, it also served as the home of the Public Security Secretariat and contained some jail cells. In 1992, after restorations by the architect Lina Bo Bardi Lina Bo Bardi, born Achillina Bo (5 December 1914 – 20 March 1992), was an Italian-born Brazilian modernist architect. A prolific architect and designer, she devoted her working life, most of it spent in Brazil, to promot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exhibition Of The Centenary Of The Opening Of The Ports Of Brazil
The national commemorative Exhibition of the centenary of the opening of the Ports of Brazil, also known as Brazilian National Exposition of 1908 or the National Exposition of Brazil at Rio de Janeiro, marked a hundred years since the opening of the Brazilian ports acelebrated Brazil's trade and development. It opened in Urca, Rio de Janeiro on 11 August, stayed open for 3 months and received over 1 million visitors. Location The 41 person executive committee considered several locations in Rio de Janeiro, before selecting a 182,000 m² site between Praia da Saudade and Praia Vermelha in Urca. Opening The fair was opened (a month later than planned) by president Afonso Pena. The main entrance was through a hundred foot high illuminated gateway designed by René Barba. On arrival, the president was escorted from the Catete Palace to the opening gate by lancers from the 9th Cavalry Regiment, and then escorted by the exhibition's commissioners to the central palace while canons wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum Of The Military Police Of The State Of São Paulo
The Museum of the Military Police of the State of São Paulo (Portuguese: Museu da Polícia Militar do Estado de São Paulo) is the museum responsible for the conservation, study, and exhibition of the material heritage related to the history and memory of the Military Police of São Paulo State, Military Police of the State of São Paulo (PMESP) and the corporations that preceded it. It was founded by Professor Vinício Stein Campos on 11 August 1958, as a historical and pedagogical museum, and has been linked to the Secretariat of Public Security of the São Paulo (state), State of São Paulo since 1976. It is located in the district of Bom Retiro (district of São Paulo), Bom Retiro, in São Paulo, São Paulo's capital, in the former headquarters of the Military Hospital of the Public Forces, a building designed by Ramos de Azevedo in 1896. The museum has a collection of approximately 10,000 items, including collections of uniforms, badges, weapons, medals, furniture, Police t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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