Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil, was laid out and inaugurated by the engineer Joaquim Eugenio de Almeida on the high ridge of the city, away from the crowded centre. It was lined with the mansions of wealthy coffee barons, in a residential showcase for the city's new fortunes. During the twentieth century the houses were replaced by office towers, banks and cultural institutions, and the avenue became the city's financial centre. It is home to the Sao Paulo Museum of Art, designed by Lina Bo Bardi, and on Sundays it is closed to cars so that people can walk, cycle and attend events.
Before and after
- 20 October 1891Birth of James Chadwick
- 10 November 1891Death of Arthur Rimbaud
- 13 November 1891Founding of International Peace Bureau
- 15 November 1891Birth of Erwin Rommel
- 8 December 1891Construction of Paulista Avenue
- 10 December 1891Birth of Nelly Sachs
- 21 December 1891James Naismith invents basketball
- 1892Founding of National Library of Israel
- 1892The Nutcracker
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The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.