As Casas da Câmara e Cadeia paulistanas através das Atas - da Colônia à Independência (Parte 1) (original) (raw)

One of the most prominent themes in the history of Brazilian colonial architecture is the study of the Casas da Câmara e Cadeia (Houses of the Chamber and Jail), which served as the headquarters of municipal administration and justice during the colonial period. In these buildings, in addition to municipal administration and the Jail, judicial hearings were held during the Empire. This topic was pioneeringly and exemplary addressed by architect Paulo Tedim Barreto (1906-1973) in a thesis published in 1947. Over time, other studies on the subject followed, but none were specifically dedicated to the successive Casas da Câmara e Cadeia built in the town, later city, of São Paulo. Barreto himself did not even include in his work an image of the last Casa da Câmara of São Paulo, an image now well known through a watercolor by Miguelzinho Dutra and a photograph by Militão Augusto de Azevedo. Based on a detailed reading of the minutes of the São Paulo Chamber, the present text, presented here in two parts, seeks in some way to contribute to the deepening of this fascinating subject.

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