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Showing posts with label Praça XV. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Praça XV. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Paço Imperial. Tour suggested by our local Andrea S. B.
Local Andrea S. B.
Our locals may give you the best assistance
on your trip to Rio.
on your trip to Rio.
Praça XV (Fifteen Square)
With The Imperial Palace (Paço),
the Convent of the Carmelites,
the Arco do Teles and Market street,
Praça XV
Praça XV
shows a lot of memories of old Brazil.
The square was renamed Praca 15 de Novembro
in honour of the date on which Brazil was proclaimed
a Republic on 15 November 1889. Still many impressive monuments
remain in its neighbourhood, particularly churches and old buildings.
The history behind Praca XV
goes back to
1590 when the religious Carmelite Fathers
built their
convent on this historic site,
which was little more than a sandy stretch of the
coast.
In 1700 some property was given by the Carmelite
Fathers
to the
government of Rio de Janeiro
to build the royal storehouses which were rebuilt
and expanded from 1743 onwards to include
the Governor’s Mansion.
In the centre of Praca XV de Novembro Square
is the
monument to General Osorio, a awork by Rodolfo Bernadelli,
paid by popular
subscription.
The square was renamed Praca 15 de Novembro
in honour of the date on which Brazil was proclaimed
a Republic on 15 November 1889. Still many impressive monuments
remain in its neighbourhood, particularly churches and old buildings.
The Teles Arch, the last colonial arches in Rio,
offering access to the Praca Quinze de Novembro
through the Travessa do
Comercio, which is lined by one
of the best preserved rows of two-story
townhouses in Rio de Janeiro.
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Rio de Janeiro - Praça XV, Arco do Telles e Travessa do Comércio.
Praça XV, former Largo do Carmo, and surroundings.
Lunch time
Lunch time
Fotos Alberto Sabino
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