BNDES: Architectural Heritage

Projects

72 - Restoration of Bom Jesus da Coluna Church
Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
FUNCEB - Fundação Cultural do Exército Brasileiro
Financial support: R$1.4 million

The Bom Jesus da Coluna Church was recorded by IPHAN as a historic site 1964, as it significantly represents architecture, sacred art and the construction techniques of Brazil at the time of colonization. The Church was built in the beginning of the 18th century, on Bom Jesus island (today, “Fundão Island”, where the federal university of Rio de Janeiro is located).
The restoration of the building, which was seriously perishing, involved structural, masonry, roof, floor and window frames works. The collection of 10 artistic images, ornaments, bells, washbasin close to the altar and holy water sprinklers and other items have been recovered.

73 – Restoration of Imperial Irmandade de Nossa Senhora do Outeiro da Glória Church
Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Irmandade de Nossa Senhora do Outeiro da Glória
Financial support: R$ 992 thousand

The Nossa Senhora da Glória do Outeiro Church, simply known as Glória Church, is erected on the top of Gloria parish, in the district holding the same name, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is considered one of the main wealths of the Brazilian colonial architecture and one of the most peculiar monuments of Rio. Completed in 1739, the church was the forerunner in the baroque architecture, introducing the elongated polygonal plan. The lower parts of the church are covered by magnificent white-blue Lisbon tiles, made between 1735 and 1740 in the workshop of Mestre Valentim de Almeida, with bible themes, recently restored. The church was recorded as a historic site by IPHAN in 1938.

74 – Restoration of the Administrative Center of Bagé City Hall
Bagé (RS)
Associação dos Amigos do IMBA
Financial support: R$ 800 thousand

The building of the former Railway Station of Bagé was setup on December 2, 1884, when Bagé – Rio Grande line was also launched. The Telegraphic Station of the Railroad, launched a little before, was in the same building.
In 1924, the building was destructed by fire. In the same year, the new building started to be built, working as a Railway Station up to half of the 20th century. In the 70s, the rails came out of downtown and the station went to Santa Thereza. An exchange with Viação Férrea (Railway Company) was made and the Administrative Center of Bagé started to work in the building (1980).

75 – Restoration of stonework and furniture of the main altar of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Monastery Church
Olinda (PE)
Fundação Gilberto Freyre
Financial support: R$ 1.9 million

Its was the first Carmelite Church built in the Brazilian lands from 1580 to 1620. In the 18th century, it underwent restorations. The main feature of Mount Carmel Church front is the renaissance colonial style, with sculpted columns, doors and windows.
Its main altar is composed of three niches: The central niche features the baroque image of its patron saint and the side ones, devoted to the saints who founded the Carmelites, Saint Elijah and Saint Elisha.
The side corridors of the temple feature several altars holding magnificent oil paintings on wood with stately frames.

76 – Restoration of Saint Albert Monastery Church
Goiana (PE)
Carmelite Province of Pernambuco
Financial support: R$ 367 thousand

The Carmelite Saint Albert Monastery was built on a baroque style in the 17th century on Frei Caneca Square. It adds to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church and inside it we find an important collection of sacred images from the 16th and 17th centuries.
In the center of the monastery, we can see a very peculiar monastic cloister. A shed led to the old monastery, and its remains consist in two columns close to the entrance hall wall. Inside the same entrance hall there paintings portraying the prophets Elijah and Elisha, dated 1719.
The Church and the Monastery of Goiana received D. Pedro II, on December 6, 1859. In 1938, IPHAN recorded the Monastery as heritage, given its historical importance for Pernambuco and Brazil.

77 – Restoration and Revitalization of the University of Paraná Archeology and Ethnology Museum
Paranaguá (PR)
Paraná Federal University Foundation - FUNPAR
Financial support: R$ 764.8 thousand

MAE/UFPR is characterized as a University Museum both concerning it legacy with approximately 40,000 pieces, mostly coming from researches performed since its foundation in 1962, both concerning the disclosure of knowledge related to its collections in the local community and science centers in Brazil and abroad. It also shelters collections made from donations, acquisitions and borrowings. These are scientific collections considered as benchmarks for several studies.

78 – Recovery of Casa do Trem Bélico (House of War Train)
Santos (RJ)
Organização de Desenvolvimento Cultural e Preservação Ambiental–AMA Brasil
Financial support: R$ 1.4 million

The Casa do Trem Bélico is the oldest public building in Santos, although the year of its erection is still doubtful. It was probably erected between 1640 and 1656, when the Portuguese independence was restored. The year of 1734 is mentioned in the main entrance to the building, but this can refer an important reform and an expansion of the original building.
The original duty of the property was sheltering the “war train”, or the set of weapons, ammunitions and gunpowder, intended to be used in the fortresses that protected the Port of Santos. The names were widely used throughout the time: Warehouse of War Implements, Royal Train House, Warehouse of War Train, train building or simply the Train House.
It was one of the first properties of the state of São Paulo to be awarded the title of national historical heritage in 1940.