Passeio Publico - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Municipal Parks and Plazas on Waymarking.com

In 1763, the seat of government of colonial Brazil was transferred from Salvador de Bahia to the city of Rio de Janeiro. Among other improvements in the new colonial capital, Viceroy Luís de Vasconcelos had the idea of creating a public park in the capital of the colony, inspired by the Passeio Público (Public Park) created in the 1760s in Lisbon, as well as the Baroque-Rococo garden of the Royal Palace of Queluz. Thus, in 1779 the Viceroy commissioned the building of the park to Valentim da Fonseca e Silva (Master Valentim), the main sculptor and urban planner of Rio at the time and an active collaborator of the Viceroy. The works would be completed in 1783.

The park was built on land reclaimed from a lagoon located beside the Guanabara Bay. This lagoon — known as Lagoa do Boqueirão — was polluted and bred diseases, and its elimination was considered a major improvement in the urban conditions of Rio." (visit link)

Name: Passeio Publico Street Location: Rua Do Passeio Local Municipality: Rio de Janeiro State/Province, etc.: RJ Country: Brazil Web Site: [Web Link] Memorial/Commemoration: No Date Established: 1779 Picnic Facilities: No Recreational Facilities: No Monuments/Statues: Yes Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): No Fountains: No Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: No Special Events: Not listed Traditional Geocaches: Not listed

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