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Casa Cavé
Casa Cavé, or simply Cavé, is a confectionery located on Sete de Setembro Street, in the city center of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the city's most traditional patisseries. History On March 5, 1860, Auguste Charles Felix Cavé, a French immigrant, founded Casa Cavé, the oldest confectionery in the city of Rio de Janeiro. He ran the business until 1922. The building, located on the corner of Sete de Setembro and Uruguaiana streets in the city center, stands out for its architecture, which includes French chandeliers, stained glass and windows; chairs, wooden tables and gouache paintings on glass plates designed by Francisco Puig Domenech Colom, a Spanish immigrant living in Brazil; and Brazilian luminaires. The menu included bowls of ice cream decorated with different shapes such as chickens and pyramids, and baskets of peaches. The European-influenced architecture, prevalent during the Brazilian Belle Époque The Brazilian Belle Époque, also known as the Tropi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sete De Setembro Street
Sete de Setembro Street (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Rua Sete de Setembro'') is located in the Centro Histórico, Porto Alegre, historic center of Porto Alegre, capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. History At first, the street comprised a path along the shore of Guaíba (water body), Guaíba, which ran along the back of the houses that bordered ''Andradas Street, Rua da Praia''. In the 19th century, it split into two sections: ''Porto dos Ferreiros'' (between ''Beco do João Inácio'' and ''Largo do Paraíso'') and ''Beco da Rua Clara'' or ''Beco dos Marinheiros'' (near ''Rua Clara''), where a wall was erected to serve as an anchorage. In 1842, ''Beco dos Marinheiros'' was dismantled. In 1844, it became ''Rua Nova da Praia'', the first official name. In 1846, boat access ramps were built and the owners of the land along the way were obliged to build sidewalks. In 1847, landowners were required to build walls along the lake. The street began to be occupied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centro, Rio De Janeiro
Centro (Downtown, lit. "Center") is a neighborhood in the Central Region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It represents the financial heart of the city, and the crux of the Central Region. Characteristics Despite still having a large number of residences, the neighborhood is predominantly commercial with a mixture of historical buildings as well as modern skyscrapers. Residential areas lie mainly along Rua do Riachuelo and Castelo. The historic and financial centre of the city, sites of interest include the Paço Imperial, Candelária Church, the Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro, and the modern-style Saint Sebastian's Cathedral. Around Marechal Floriano Square, there are several landmarks from the ''Belle Époque'' such as the Municipal Theatre and the National Library building. The Centro area also has several museums such as the National Museum of Fine Arts and the National Historical Museum. Other important historical attractions in downtown Rio include its Passeio Públic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the Americas, sixth-most-populous city in the Americas. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese people, Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a List of states of the Portuguese Empire, state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil, Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent John VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and Algar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rua Uruguaiana
Rua Uruguaiana is a popular shopping street in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. History In 1994 on Uruguaiana, Rio de Janeiro mayor César Maia inaugurated the Uruguaiana Popular Market (also known as "camelódromo da Uruguaiana") to shelter the street vendors that worked nearby. Due to the common practice of selling illegal counterfeit products, the area is usually a stage for police operations. The market is the mecca of piracy in Rio de Janeiro. See also *Rua 25 de Março Rua 25 de Março or Rua Vinte e Cinco de Março () is a popular shopping street in the Central Zone of São Paulo, central zone of São Paulo, Brazil. The district surrounding Rua 25 de Março has long been synonymous in Brazil with large crowds a ... References Streets in Rio de Janeiro (city) {{RiodeJaneiro-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gouache
Gouache (; ), body color, or opaque watercolor is a water-medium paint consisting of natural pigment, water, a binding agent (usually gum arabic or dextrin), and sometimes additional inert material. Gouache is designed to be opaque. Gouache has a long history, having been used for at least twelve centuries. It is used most consistently by commercial artists for posters, illustrations, comics, and other design work. Gouache is similar to watercolor in that it can be rewetted and dried to a matte finish, and the paint can become infused into its paper support. It is similar to acrylic or oil paints in that it is normally used in an opaque painting style and it can form a superficial layer. Many manufacturers of watercolor paints also produce gouache, and the two can easily be used together. Description Gouache paint is similar to watercolor, but it is modified to make it opaque. Just as in watercolor, the binding agent has traditionally been gum arabic but since the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Belle Époque
The Brazilian Belle Époque, also known as the Tropical Belle Époque or Golden Age, is the South American branch of the French Belle Époque movement (1871-1914), based on the Impressionism, Impressionist and Art Nouveau artistic movements. It occurred between 1870 and February 1922 (between the last years of the Empire of Brazil, Brazilian Empire and the Modern Art Week) and involved a cosmopolitan culture, with changes in the arts, culture, technology and politics in Brazil. The Belle Époque in Brazil differs from other countries, both in the duration and the technological advance, and happened mainly in the country's most prosperous regions at the time: the Amazon rubber cycle, rubber cycle area (Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas and Pará), the Brazilian coffee cycle, coffee-growing area (São Paulo (state), São Paulo and Minas Gerais) and the three main colonial cities (Recife, Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, Bahia, Salvador). History Amazonas and Pará Financed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confeitaria Colombo
Confeitaria Colombo is a coffeehouse located in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the main landmarks of the city's Centro (Rio de Janeiro), Central Region. Website City Guides named Colombo one of the 10 most beautiful cafés in the world. History Confeitaria Colombo was founded in 1894 by Portuguese immigrants Joaquim Borges de Meireles and Manuel José Lebrão. Its architecture, inspired by the European cafes, was representative of Rio de Janeiro's ''Brazilian Belle Époque, belle époque''. Between 1912 and 1918, the interior halls were renovated with an Art Nouveau flair, with large crystal mirrors brought from Antwerp, framed by rosewood trim friezes. The interior wooden furniture was carved at the same time by the artisan Antonio Borsoi. In 1922, its facilities were expanded with the construction of a second floor with a tearoom. An opening in the ceiling of the ground floor allows to see the skylight of the tea room, decorated with stained glass. Currently, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
