Palácio dos Bandeirantes

23°36′04.71″S 46°42′43.77″W / 23.6013083°S 46.7121583°W / -23.6013083; -46.7121583Current tenantsSão Paulo State governorGroundbreaking1955Inaugurated22 April 1965OwnerSão Paulo State GovernmentDesign and constructionArchitect(s)Marcello Piacentini (1938 project)
Francisco da Nova Monteiro (1958 project)

Palácio dos Bandeirantes (or Bandeirantes Palace) is a palace in São Paulo, Brazil. It is the seat of the São Paulo state government and the governor's official residence. The palace, located at the Morumbi district, also houses some secretaries and a wide historical and artistic exhibition open to the public.

History

The initial project, designed in 1938 by the Italian architect Marcello Piacentini, presented abstract lines, smooth walls and a wide facade.^[1] With the beginning of the works, in 1954, under the direction of the engineer Francisco da Nova Monteiro, it got an Italian style with neoclassical influence^[2] The main objective was to house the University Conde Francisco Matarazzo, but due to financial problems, its works were paralyzed.

Expropriated during the administration of governor Adhemar de Barros, the building replaced the Palácio dos Campos Elísios as headquarters of São Paulo executive branch from April 19, 1964,^[3] when it was named Palácio dos Bandeirantes,^[4] besides becoming the governor's official residence and museum.^[5]

It became a cultural center in 1970, under the government of Abreu Sodré, with the initiative of gathering a collection of furniture, paintings and objects. A commission was created with names such as Paulo Mendes de Almeida, Oswald de Andrade, Sílvia Sodré Assunção, Pedro Antonio de Oliveira Neto and Marcelo Ciampolinni, for the acquisition of works of art that currently make up the Artistic-Cultural Collection of the Governmental Palaces^[6]

References

Further reading

• Campos, Candido Malta (2009). Do classicismo moderno à tradição inventada: o palácio paulista. Trabalho apresentado no 8o. Seminário Docomomo Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, 2009. 22 p. [2].
• Comissão de Patrimônio Cultural da Universidade de São Paulo. Guia de Museus Brasileiros. Edusp. p. 417.
• Silva, Heloísa Barbosa; et al. Acervo Artístico-Cultural dos Palácios do Governo do Estado de São Paulo. Imprensa Oficial do Estado de São Paulo.
• Tognon, Marcos (1993). Marcelo Piacentini: arquitetura no Brasil. Dissertação de Mestrado em História da Arte, Campinas, UNICAMP. [3].
• Valladares, Clarival do Prado. Acervo Palácio Bandeirantes. Serasa.

External links

• Página do Governo do Estado de São Paulo
• Página do Acervo Artístico-Cultural dos Palácios do Governo do Estado de São Paulo