| Rio de Janeiro - Others - Guanabara Palace |
Merchant José Machado Coelho, who intended to build the most beautiful residence of
Guanabara Street, built the Guanabara’s Palace in 1853. After completion, the merchant lived in the place for 12 years until selling it to the
Imperial Government.
Under Imperial administration, the place was occupied by Princess Isabel and her
husband Count d'Eu. The place then began to be known as "Paço Isabel" and became famous for being the place where Princess Isabel
signed the Áurea Law, in 1888.
After Republic Proclamation, in 1889, the brazilian royalty was expelled from the
Guanabara’s Palace, which received new residents: the family of Marshal Hermes da Fonseca. Nevertheless, only in 1926 that Guanabara’s Palace was
transformed in the official residence of Republic Presidency.
The first president to live there was Washington Luís. After him, Getúlio Vargas,
José Linhares and Eurico Gaspar Dutra also occupied the palace. After the construction of Brasilia, the new capital of Brazil, Guanabara’s Palace
became the seat of the Statual Government of Rio de Janeiro.
Address: Rua Pinheiro Machado, no number - Laranjeiras
Phone: 55-21-2554-2000 / 2553 6253 |
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