Jardim da Luz
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Public space
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, characterized as a public park or as a small park, with approximately 20 thousand square meters situated in Avenida Tiradentes, Bom Retiro
Bom Retiro, São Paulo
Bom Retiro is a central district in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It is a mainly commercial place, as the industrial and residential areas are greatly decreasing....
, in the city of São Paulo. The park is near the Luz station
Luz Station
The Luz Station is the common name for a train station in the Luz neighbourhood in São Paulo, Brazil. The station is part of the metropolitan rail system ran by the CPTM. The station is mostly notable for housing the Museum of the Portuguese Language, established in 2006...
, the Museu de Arte Sacra de São Paulo, and the Historic Department of the City Hall of the municipality. In Jardim da Luz, the headquarters of the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
The Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo is one of the most important art museums in Brazil. It is housed in a 1900 building in Jardim da Luz, Downtown São Paulo, projected by Ramos de Azevedo and Domiziano Rossi to be the headquarters of the Lyceum of Arts and Crafts...
is found.
Originally created in 1798 as a botanical garden
Botanical garden
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, the garden was transformed into a public park only in 1938, initially only serving as a big pasture for cattle and cows.
In 1900 was inaugurated the headquarters of Liceu de Artes e Ofícios de São Paulo
Liceu de Artes e Ofícios de São Paulo
The School of Arts and Crafts of São Paulo is a Brazilian private civil society, whose main activities are involved with technical education...
, a building that nowadays holds the aforesaid Pinacoteca.
During a big part of the 20th century, Jardim da Luz passed by a severe period of degradation, serving as a zone of prostitution and drug trafficking. The situation reverted itself with the revitalization of the central region led by the state government. The results were, among others, the installation of sculptures in the park, the reform of the Pinacoteca do Estado, and better police supervision and valorization of the area.
Localization
- Avenida Tiradentes
- Neighborhood of Bom RetiroBom Retiro, São PauloBom Retiro is a central district in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It is a mainly commercial place, as the industrial and residential areas are greatly decreasing....
- Tel.: (11) 3227-3545