Benjamin Constant Bridge
The Benjamin Constant Bridge (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Ponte Benjamin Constant''), also known as Metallic Bridge (''Ponte Metálica''), is a Suspension bridge, suspension structure located on Sete de Setembro Avenue that crosses the Igarapé do Mestre Chico between the Cachoeirinha, Manaus, Cachoeirinha and Historic Center of Manaus, Centro neighborhoods, in the Brazilian city of Manaus, capital of the state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas. Construction began in 1893 under the supervision of English engineer Frank Hirst Hebblethwaite. The following year, the masonry pillars were ready to receive the metal structure, whose parts were manufactured by the English company Dorman Long & Company Limited, a firm that still exists today. History To provide greater safety for the population, the then state governor Eduardo Gonçalves Ribeiro, Eduardo Ribeiro decided to build the bridge in iron and steel. During this period, Manaus was developing a style of architecture t ...
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Igarapé Do Mestre Chico
Igarapé is a Brazil, Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the Federative units of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. In 2020 the estimated population was 43,817. See also * List of municipalities in Minas Gerais References

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