Arco do Presídio - Sao Paulo, Brazil
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saopaulo1
S 23° 31.899 W 046° 37.965
23K E 333320 N 7396676
Entryway to an old prison in Sao Paulo.
Waymark Code: WM3QHH
Location: Brazil
Date Posted: 05/05/2008
Views: 17
"Opened in 1852 the prison was called the Presídio Tiradentes until 1938. In that year it became the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo and was the political prison of the capital city.
Demolished in 1972, just the gateway remained and was renamed the "Arco do Presídio".
Some of the inhabitants of the prison were Gino Meneghetti, famous criminal from the 1930s and Monteiro Lobato, author and political prisoner.
The gateway is now in front of a government owned bank.
Type: Remnant
Fee: None
Hours:
24 hours
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