Projects

7 - Restoration of the entrance of the IFCS of the UFRJ  Rio de Janeiro (RJ) University José Bonifácio Foundation Support amount: R$ 422.4 thousand.

The building of the old Engineering School was designed by the architect Pedro Pezérat and constructed between 1810-12. The present entranceway and neo-classical gallery is one of the rare examples of preserved 19th century buildings. It was constructed to house the Royal Military Academy, birthplace of Brazilian engineering, becoming the National School of Engineering in 1930. Historically registered 1962, it is today the Institute of Social Sciences and Philosophy of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

8 - Restoration of the Medical College of Terreiro de Jesus Salvador (BA) Research Assistance Foundation - Fapex Support value: R$ 1.5 million.

The old Medical College was constructed on the old local of the Jesuit College, which operated from 1552-1759. Beginning in 1795, the school housed the Military Hospital which then became the Medical College in 1832. After a fire destroyed the installations in 1905, the College was re-inaugurated in 1909, with its present appearance. The architectural grouping of buildings, located in the historical center of Salvador, was historically registered in 1938.

9 - Restoration of the N. S. da Lapa dos Mercadores Church Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Roberto Marinho Foundation Support amount: R$ 847.4 thousand.

Constructed by a brotherhood of prosperous businessmen, it was inaugurated in 1755. It is one of the few churches in Rio de Janeiro which does not have a churchyard and is designed in the form of an ellipse. The present appearance of the church, with its neo-classical entrance was the result of a reforms made in 1870, by the architect Antônio Pádua e Castro. Historically registered by Iphan in 1938.

	10 - Restoration of the N. S. do Rosário Church Ouro Preto (MG) Roberto Marinho Foundation Support amount: R$ 665.2 thousand.
The present church replaced the primitive chapel. Constructed by the N. S. do Rosário dos Pretos Brotherhood, in 1785, its design is attributed to Antônio Ferreira de Sousa Calheiros, with its entranceway by Miguel Francisco de Araújo. It is considered an excellent example of the colonial baroque period of Minas Gerais. It was historically registered by Iphan in 1939.

11 - Repair of the Train House  Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Friends of the National Historical Museum Association Support amount: R$ 856.4 mil.

The Train House was the architectural nucleus of what is today the National Historical Museum. Constructed in 1762, by Governor and Captain General of Rio de Janeiro, Gomes Freire de Andrade (Count of Bobadela), this building was used to store ammunition and armaments. Its name refers to the Portuguese "artillery train," which composed all of the armament that what to be used to defend a city. Today, the building holds the coin and metal collection of the museum, the largest in Latin America.

	12 - S. Antônio Church Santa Bárbara (MG) Renato Azeredo Foundation Support amount: R$ 100.4 thousand
The church dates from the beginning of the 18th century, the gold rush period in S. Bárbara. It was constructed in several different stages, as was the case with most baroque churches in Minas Gerais. The ceiling of the nave has a painting by Manuel da Costa Ataíde. It was historically registered by Iphan in 1938

Other projects

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