Projects 79 - Restoration of Palácio da Alvorada Brasília (Federal District) Fundação do Banco do Brasil Financial support: R$ 1 million Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, the Palácio da Alvorada became one of the icons of the Brazilian modern architecture. Located in Brasília, the Federal District is the official residence of the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. It lies along the bank of Paranoá River, and was the first building opened in Brasília, in June 1958. Alvorada is a marble-coated building sealed with glass curtains, which integrates the inside and outside of the building. The famous columns are supported on the ground by one of their crowns, which apparently dispelling the impression of weight.  The water body reflects the image of the building in a finite virtual space.   80 – Paço da Misericórdia: Centro de Artes e Fazeres de Ouro Preto (Palace of Mercy: Ouro Preto Center of Arts and Crafts) – 1st Stage  Ouro Preto (state of Minas Gerais) ADOP – Agência de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social de Ouro Preto (Ouro Preto Economic and Social Development Agency) Financial support: R$2.01 million In this 18th century building sheltered the head office of local police up to mid 1885, when it then housed the Santa Casa de Misericórdia (Holy House of Mercy) of Ouro Preto, the first hospital of the state. More than 1,200 meters have been refurbished. Some beams, door posts and Russian heart-of-pine doors that came to Brazil in ship holds at the time of Empire, will be reused. The construction work reveals the history the stately house carries. By cleaning the land, an old, 1,5 meter high gallery, swallowed by the woods, was found. The structure is a treasure made in stonework (soapstone work). By the end of the restoration, the property will serve as an exhibition center for several works made in Ouro Preto, such as soapstone sculptures.   81 – Baroque Memorial of Recife City (Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel)  Recife (Pernambuco) Carmelite Province of Pernambuco Financial support: R$ 1.2 million In 1663, the Carmelites started constructing a new and large temple and a monastery in Recife, amidst some troubles, as the land intended for the erection was swampy and affected by tidal variations. In 1767, 104 years after the construction efforts had begun, the works in the temple were completed. Considered one of the most beautiful churches of the city, the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, was recorded as heritage by Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional – IPHAN on October 5, 1938, it represents one of the key points of the catholic faith in Recife. Its magnificent architecture makes it one of the largest and most beautiful baroque churches in the city cidade.

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