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Paris Square (Rio De Janeiro)
Paris Square (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Praça Paris'') is located in the Glória, Rio de Janeiro, Glória neighborhood, in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Designed by French urban planner Alfred Agache (architect), Alfred Agache, it was built on an embankment in 1926 during the administration of Mayor Antônio Prado Júnior. The project reproduced the layout of a typical Parisian garden and included a large number of large almond trees, works of art and sculptures. It originally extended from Avenida Rio Branco, Rio Branco and Beira Mar avenues to Glória Street, but was reduced to accommodate the Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca Square. During the construction of the subway, the site was completely destroyed. In 1992 it was restored and reopened with railings to ensure its preservation. It is a popular destination for sportspeople and hikers, as the dirt road provides a good base for running. It is policed by the municipal guard and military police during the day and at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giancarlo Neri
Giancarlo Neri is a sculptor born in Naples in 1955. Perhaps his best-known work is ''The Writer'', a 9-metre-high table and chair made from steel plated with wood, a piece about writer's block. It has been exhibited in Rome and on Hampstead Heath in London in 2005. At one time he played professional soccer for the New York Apollo The New York Greeks was an American soccer club based in New York City that was a member of the American Soccer League. The team began as the amateur Greek-Americans. The club played lower Premier Division of the German American Soccer League w ... of the American Soccer League. References 20th-century Italian sculptors 20th-century Italian male artists Italian male sculptors 21st-century Italian sculptors Italian footballers Artists from Naples American Soccer League (1933–1983) players New York Apollo players Living people Association footballers not categorized by position Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Magnier
Laurent Magnier (1618–1700) was a French sculptor. Life He was born and died in Paris. His son was Philippe Magnier Philippe Magnier was a French sculptor (1647–1715) in the service of the Sun King's court painter Charles Le Brun. Life He was born in Paris to Laurent Magnier. He worked for Le Brun at a time when many works of art were required fo ..., who was also a sculptor. References 1618 births 1700 deaths 17th-century French sculptors French male sculptors {{france-sculptor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodolfo Bernardelli
José Maria Oscar Rodolfo Bernardelli y Thierry (18 December 1852, Guadalajara - 7 April 1931, Rio de Janeiro) was a Mexican-born Brazilian sculptor and art professor, of Italian ancestry. Biography He was the oldest of four children born to a violinist and a dancer. His brothers, Félix and Henrique, also became artists, and Félix was a musician as well. Due to his parents' profession, the family moved frequently; to several places in Mexico, Chile, and eventually Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. There, they met Emperor Pedro II, who invited them to live in Rio de Janeiro and become tutors to his children. By that time, Rodolfo was fourteen, and displaying artistic talent.Weisz, Suely de Godoy"Rodolpho Bernardelli, um perfil do homem e do artista segundo a visão de seus contemporâneos" In: ''19&20'', 2007; II (4) He sat in on classes taught by Francisco Manuel Chaves Pinheiro, who noticed his enthusiasm and suggested that he become a formal student. He was therefore enrolle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busto De Alfred Agache
Busto is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Ernesto Hernández Busto (Havana, Cuba, 1968) is a Cuban writer living in Barcelona *Javier Busto (born 1949), Spanish choral music composer and conductor *Jorge Busto, Mexican film editor *José Antonio del Busto Duthurburu (1932–2006), Peruvian historian *Manu Busto (born 1980), Spanish footballer *Manuel Busto (born 1932), French former professional racing cyclist *Michael Busto (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey defenceman *Milton Busto (born 1982), Nicaraguan professional midfielder * Busto, 1962 fado album by Amália Rodrigues See also *El Busto, town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain *Lax'n'Busto, pop-rock group formed in 1986 in El Vendrell, Catalonia *Bustelo (other) *Bustillo (other) *Buston (other) *Bustos (other) Bustos may refer to: People * Bustos (surname) Places * Bustos, Bulacan, Philippines * Corral de Bust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the Capital city, capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America, South America's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia, Italy. Buenos Aires is classified as an Global city, alpha global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2020 ranking. The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous city, autonomous district. In 1880, after Argentine Civil War, decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalization of Bueno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatro Municipal (Rio De Janeiro)
The Theatro Municipal ("Municipal Theater") is an opera house in the Centro district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built in the early twentieth century, it is considered to be one of the most beautiful and important theaters in the country. The building is designed in an eclectic style, inspired by the Paris Opéra of Charles Garnier. The outside walls are inscribed with the names of classic European and Brazilian artists. It is located near the National Library and the National Fine Arts Museum, overlooking the spacious Cinelândia square. History In the second half of nineteenth century, theatrical activity was very intense in Rio de Janeiro, then capital of the country. Still, its two theaters, the Lyric and St. Peter, were criticized for their facilities, either by the public or by the companies that worked in them. After the Proclamation of the Republic (1889), in 1894 playwright Artur Azevedo launched a campaign for the building of a new theater to host a local com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Of Music Of The Federal University Of Rio De Janeiro
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the '' Regional terms'' section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university. In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education. Kindergarten or preschool provide some schooling to very young children (typically ages 3–5). University, vocational school, college or seminary may be availa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Le Nôtre
André Le Nôtre (; 12 March 1613 – 15 September 1700), originally rendered as André Le Nostre, was a French landscape architect and the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France , house = Bourbon , father = Louis XIII , mother = Anne of Austria , birth_date = , birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France , death_date = , death_place = Palace of V .... He was the landscape architect who designed Gardens of Versailles, the gardens of the Palace of Versailles; his work represents the height of the French formal garden style, or ''French formal garden, jardin à la française''. Prior to working on Versailles, Le Nôtre collaborated with Louis Le Vau and Charles Le Brun on the park at Vaux-le-Vicomte. His other works include the design of gardens and parks at Château de Chantilly, Chantilly, Palace of Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Château de Saint-Cloud, Saint-Cloud and Château de Saint-Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vargas Era
The Vargas Era ( Portuguese: ''Era Vargas''; ) is the period in the history of Brazil between 1930 and 1945, when the country was governed by president Getúlio Vargas. The period from 1930 to 1937 is known as the Second Brazilian Republic, and the other part of Vargas Era, from 1937 until 1946 is known as the Third Brazilian Republic (or ''Estado Novo''). The Brazilian Revolution of 1930 marked the end of the First Brazilian Republic. President Washington Luís was deposed; the swearing-in of president-elect Júlio Prestes was blocked, on the grounds that the election had been rigged by his supporters; the 1891 Constitution was abrogated, the National Congress was dissolved and the provisional military junta ceded power to Vargas. Federal intervention in state governments increased and the political landscape was altered by suppressing the traditional oligarchies of São Paulo and Minas Gerais states. The Vargas Era comprises three successive phases: *the period of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriana Janacópulos
Adriana Janacópulos (1897 - c. 1978) was a 20th-century Brazilian sculptor. Biography Adriana Janacopulos was born in Petrópolis Rio de Janeiro in 1897. Of Greek descent, she was the niece of the politician Pandiá Calógeras. After the death of her mother, Adriana moved to Paris with her sister Vera, who would become a lyric singer. In Paris, Janacopulos studied sculpture with Léo Laporte-Blairsy, Raoul Larche and Antoine Bourdelle and befriended Amedeo Modigliani, Jacques Lipchitz and artists from the Russian colony. She married the Russian sculptor, Alexandre Wolkowyski, with whom she had two daughters. When World War I broke out, the Janacopulos sisters moved to Belgium and then to Geneva, Switzerland. After the end of the war, she returned to Paris, exhibiting her works in several artistic salons, such as the Salon d'Automne, and the Tuileries. She lived with the Brazilian artists of modernism, such as Anita Malfatti, Victor Brecheret and Di Cavalcanti, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Janacópulos
Vera Janacópulos (20 December 1886 or 1892—5 December 1955) was a Brazilian soprano singer, popular in the first half of the 20th century. Life and career Vera Janacópulos was born in Petrópolis, in a family of Greek descent. She was niece of the politician Pandiá Calógeras. After the death of her mother, Vera was taken to Paris with her sister Adriana, who became a sculptor. In Paris, Janacópulos studied violin with Romanian composer George Enescu, but stopped playing it to dedicate herself to singing. In 1914, Janacópulos performed for the first time in a singing recital, along with Madalena Tagliaferro. The soprano has had a successful career performing in several countries in Europe (Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland), North America (United States) and South America (Argentina and Brazil) and Asia (Java, Sumatra and Celebes). She performed works by Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev (with whom she adapted his opera ''The Love for Thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
