Praça das Esculturas ( Portuguese: ''Sculpture Square''), also known as O Jardim das Esculturas ou Praça das Esculturas de Vaccarini, is a sculpture park in

Altinópolis Altinópolis is a Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. The population is 16,203 (2020 est.) in an area of 929 km². The city is known for its sights, like the Praça das Esculturas, a ...

, in the state of

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, Brazil. The park houses the works of the Italian-Brazilian artist Bassano Vaccarini (1914 - 2002). Praça das Esculturas, which opened in 1992, covers at the highest point of the city. Vaccarini emigrated to Brazil in 1946 after

WW2 World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising ...

and worked as a set designer for the Teatro Brasileiro de Comédia. In 1980 he opened a studio in Altinópolis and the municipality became home to his works, which are primarily in concrete and depict women and families. In the design of the park Vaccarini grouped 42 sculptures on seven thematic monuments.

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