Rafael Rebecchi was an architect in

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. He designed several buildings for the

Brazilian National Exposition of 1908 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 t ...

. He was also involved with a rebuilding project at the

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. He won a facades competition for the design of 119 buildings along a street. He was Italian. Rebecchi was also the architect in charge of renovating the

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. The renovation was completed in 1906.

Brazilian National Exposition of 1908

Minas Geraes state pavilion

PSM V74 D122 The minas geraes building at the exposition

The

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building was designed Rebecchi. It had interior murals by

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including a series personifying agriculture, mineralogy, manufactures and the liberal arts. Exhibits included aspects of gold and diamond mining including a small quartz crushing machine and gold-washing machinery with washers and miners demonstrating the processes involved.

Bahia state pavilion

The

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pavilion occupied 54,359 square feet and was designed by Rebecchi. It displayed artwork by Jose Rodrigues Nunes, Bento Capinam, Macario, and

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, and its external sculpture was by

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