Sao Paulo in the 40s, 50s & 60s.: January 2017

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Cine Barão & Rua Barão de Itapetininga

Ever since São Paulo's so-called 'Old Centre' (in and around Praça da Sé) moved over to this side the Anhangabaú's Valley and became known as 'New Centre' - Rua Barão de Itapetininga was the most natural candidate to become New Centre's main throughfare. Maybe because 'Barão' is the 'continuation' of Viaducto do Chá, the chief link between the 'Old' and 'New' centres.

Rua Barão de Itapetininga was chosen by the richest business to have their shops there. So one could easily say 'Barão' was Sao Paulo's Carnaby Street.

1970 at Rua Barão de Itapetininga. See Confeitaria Vienense on the left-hand side.

Rua Barão de Itapetininga in 1966.

Cine Barão opened its doors in March 1962.

Cine Barão's auditorium was actually underground so one had to go down some steps and then one walk through this hall to finally get to it.

Cine Barão's amazing hall going down to the auditorium.

Cine Barão's linear but great showing room...

Rua Barão in the 1950s... it had tram-car rails laid on its bed...

Rua Marconi off Rua Barão in the 1940s.

Rua Nova Barão, opened to the public in 1962.

Cine Barão on the right circa 1963 (?).

1970s.

Praça Julio Mesquita

1946.

1924.

1950.

corner with Rua Vitoria, with Cine Oasis on the left, in 1971.

a little further away from Praça Julio Mesquita at Christmas 1958.

Department Store Três Leões on Avenida São João, 1086 circa 1954.

Avenida São João, 1986 in the 2020s.

Friday, January 13, 2017

1971 - 1972

Rua do Seminário, looking up to Santa Efigenia's church... 1971.

Largo da Polvora in 1970, according to Arquivo do Estado's archives.

Avenida da Liberdade looking towards Praça João Mendes in 1970.

Viaduct Dona Paulina corner Av. Brigadeiro Luiz Antonio, near twilight in 1972.

7th September 1972 - 150th Year of Brazilian Independence

By the time of Brazil's celebrating its 150th anniversary of its Independence from Portugal on 7th September 1822 - Brazilians had been living under a Military Dictatorship for 8 long years. The regime - because of its own insularity - was awkward when it came to celebrations that needed participation of huge crowds. Differently from the Vargas Dictatorship (1930-1945) the Military Dictatorship (1964-1985) was 'cold and damp'. It did not have an apparatus as to organize popular big celebrations.

So when it came to 7th September 1972, what you saw were dragging parades with no vitality whatsoever.

Avenida Sao João corner with Rua Dom Jose de Barros... 7th September 1972.

Where were the crowds to watch the 7th September 1972 parade? Avenida Sao Joao looks desolate.

Carmo, Presbyterian, Fátima, Penha...

Basilica de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, rua Martiniano de Carvalho, 114.

Rua Martiniano de Carvalho in 1938. See the N.S.do Carmo's tower on the left-hand side...

Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, na Rua Martiniano de Carvalho, na Bela Vista, em foto de Julho de 1944.

Eduardo De Castro Gama wrote at Facebook: Uma grande obra, de Dom Duarte Leopoldo e Silva, que também colaborou com a Liga das Senhoras Católicas, para a construção do Educandário Dom Duarte, na Av. Engenheiro Heitor Antônio Eiras Garcia, 5985, em frente ao Cemitério Israelita de Butantã.

Com a demolição do Convento do Carmo, na rua do Carmo e Av. Rangel Pestana, a diocese se transferiu para a rua Martiniano de Carvalho. A diocese foi elevada por Dom José Gaspar (que empresta nome a uma praça entre Av. São Luiz e rua da Consolação), a elevou ao grau de Basílica Menor. Detalhe: Dom José Gaspar, na época cardeal arcebispo de São Paulo, veio a falecer num acidente aéreo no Rio de Janeiro. Neste acidente, também faleceu o jornalista Cásper Líbero.

1951.

the altar in 2024.

a wider view...

A school belonging to the church on Rua Martiniano de Carvalho, in 2024.

rua Martiniano de Carvalho...

Edson Theo wrote at Facebook: Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, de São Paulo foi projetada pelo arquiteto polonês Georg Przyrembel, que aproveitou as obras sacras da antiga Igreja do Carmo, no Centro, como os dois altares e os parapeitos dos janelões. As pinturas por Tullio Mugnaini e as Vias Sacras por Carlos Oswald.

Inaugurada em 1st April 1934, domingo de Páscoa, pelo arcebispo Dom Duarte Leopoldo e Silva. O órgão foi construído na Alemanha em 1934, por E. P. Walker, com dois teclados e 2 206 tubos. Em 1955 foi ampliado por Pedro Inglada para 3 manuais e pedaleira, passando a ter uma sonoridade de 9 660 tubos. Em 1981 foi realizada reforma geral por Ricardo Clerice.