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23-438: (Redirected from Centro Historico ) Centro Histórico , Centro Historico ( English: Historic centre ) may refer to the historical centre of a city in a Portuguese or Spanish-speaking country. Examples include: Centro Histórico, Rio Grande do Sul , the central area of Porto Alegre, Brazil Historic center of Mexico City ( Spanish: Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México ),

46-525: A government characterized by major works, especially in the area of transport, favored by the economic boom of the Brazilian Miracle . He built large viaducts, but the technical approach to the projects as a rule disregarded the popular will in prioritizing investments and elementary aspects of urban landscaping, and in this progressive zeal, numerous old buildings disappeared, some of great historical and architectural significance. The physiognomy of

69-523: A growing building activity, shipyards were already building ships to order for Rio de Janeiro , commerce in general was structured, and councilors were concerned with the beautification and cleaning of streets and public places . They also began to take shape in none of the oldest squares in Porto Alegre, such as Praça XV , Praça da Matriz and Praça da Alfândega. During the Ragamuffin War ,

92-608: A straight and imaginary line until the intersection of Castelo Branco Av. with Largo Vespasiano Júlio Veppo, to the Conceição Road Complex (tunnel, elevated, Conceição St.) until it merges into Sarmento Leite St. Finally, it follows that way to Luiz Englert St, Loureiro da Silva Av. and back to João Goulart Av., starting point. 12°58′S 38°31′W  /  12.967°S 38.517°W  / -12.967; -38.517 Brazilian Miracle The Brazilian Miracle ( Portuguese : milagre econômico brasileiro )

115-603: Is associated with the government minister who oversaw the strategy, Antônio Delfim Netto . Delfim Netto originated the phrase "cake theory" in reference to this model: the cake had to grow before it could be distributed. Although the "cake" in Delfim Netto's metaphor did grow, it was highly unequally distributed. The government became directly involved in the economy, as it invested heavily in new highways, bridges, and railroads. Steel mills, petrochemical factories, hydroelectric power plants, and nuclear reactors were built by

138-454: The Years of Lead occurred simultaneously. Both were real, coexisting while denying each other. More than thirty years later, they continue to deny each other. Those who think one existed don't believe (or don't like to admit) that the other did." During the presidency of João Goulart , the economy was nearing a crisis, and the annual inflation rate reached 100%. After the 1964 coup d'état ,

161-615: The Brazilian military was more concerned with political control and left economic policy to a group of entrusted technocrats, led by Delfim Netto . Brazil became an urban society, with 67% of its people living in cities. That was caused by a population shift from the poorer countryside to the booming cities, with São Paulo growing faster than the others. Brazil relied on a heterodox, developmentalist model. Its expansion in this period relied on low wages, rapidly rising exports, and foreign capital inflows. The growth during this period

184-590: The State's "permanent state of war" against autonomous class or nationalist movements. Perception of the so-called Golden Age of Brazilian development was strengthened in 1970, when Brazil, for the third time, won the FIFA World Cup , and the official adoption of the slogan " Brasil, ame-o ou deixe-o " ("Brazil, love it or leave it") by the Brazilian military government. According to Elio Gaspari, in his book A Ditadura Escancarada : "The Brazilian Miracle and

207-831: The allegorical decoration of the façades. Illustrative examples of this trend are the Piratini Palace, the Municipal Palace, the Public Library, the Bank of the Province, the Post Office and the Tax Office, most of them built in partnership between the architect Theodor Wiederspahn, the engineer Rudolf Ahrons and the decorator João Vicente Friedrichs, all of German origin. This urban evolution accompanied

230-498: The center was impoverished. It is limited by the Guaíba and six neighborhoods: Cidade Baixa , Farroupilha , Bom Fim , Independência , Floresta and Praia de Belas . Starting and ending point: meeting of Loureiro da Silva Av. with João Goulart Av., on the promenade Luiz Celso Gomes Hyarup. From this point, follow João Goulart Av. along the shore of Lake Guaíba, skirting Ponta do Gasômetro, through Cais Mauá. From there, it follows

253-464: The center was surrounded by fortifications, but despite the population increase, the urban fabric would only grow again in 1845, with the end of the Revolution and the overthrow of the defense lines. The importance of the city's port for the circulation of people and goods throughout the Province grew accordingly, which would initiate a process of expansion of the city at the expense of the lake, with

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276-412: The central area of Mexico City, Mexico Downtown Culiacán , the central area of Culiacán, Mexico Historic Centre of Macau ( Portuguese: O Centro Histórico de Macau ), the central area of Macau Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Centro Histórico . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

299-521: The construction of successive improvements and landfills on the coast. At the center, improvements were made to various public facilities, building fountains for water supply, modernizing public lighting, extending streets, creating new cemeteries, a new jail, nursing homes and a new Town Hall, a large opera house (Theatro São Pedro), expanding the Public Market and structuring medical care with two hospital complexes. This acceleration, lasting until

322-474: The emergence of a new bourgeois culture, stimulated by the influx of new migrants and immigrants, by the introduction of new technologies in the area of transport and engineering, and by the consolidation of a capitalist elite, which made sociability and urban spaces more complex, exclusive and diversified. The 1950s were the heyday of the Center of Porto Alegre; it was already densely built and had Rua da Praia as

345-534: The future Porto Alegre began to effectively organize itself. In 1750, the governor of Santa Catarina , Manoel Escudeiro de Souza, received orders to send to Porto do Viamão part of the couples who were about to arrive from the Azores to colonize the south of the country. In 1751, 60 families were selected, making a total of about 300 people, who arrived at the site in January 1752. At the time, an area of 141 hectares

368-475: The large state-owned companies Eletrobras and Petrobras . To reduce the dependency on imported oil, ethanol industry was heavily promoted. By 1980, 57% of Brazil's exports were industrial goods, compared with 20% in 1968. In this period, the annual GDP growth rate jumped from 9.8% per year in 1968 to 14% in 1973 and inflation rose from 19.46% in 1968 to 34.55% in 1974. To fuel its economic growth, Brazil needed more and more imported oil. The early years of

391-414: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centro_Histórico&oldid=638995163 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Centro Hist%C3%B3rico, Rio Grande do Sul The neighborhood

414-411: The main catwalk for the elite, transformed from a wholesaler's point into an elegant shopping area, also attracting the installation of numerous cafes, patisseries, cinemas and restaurants. It has also become the preferred venue for popular gatherings at civic events and political demonstrations, sometimes witnessing scenes of collective violence. Thompson Flores, taking over City Hall in 1969, carried out

437-478: The mid-1930s, was known as the golden phase of Porto Alegre architecture, renewing the urban landscape according to the aesthetics of eclecticism, which, influenced by the prestigious German community, was quickly imitated by the elites for the construction of their new palaces. That was when some of the capital's most significant and luxurious public buildings were erected, some loaded with ethical, social and political symbolism, which were most conspicuously revealed in

460-524: Was a period of exceptional economic growth in Brazil during the rule of the Brazilian military dictatorship , achieved via a heterodox and developmentalist model. During this time the average annual GDP growth was close to 10%. The greatest economic growth was reached during the tenure of President Emílio Garrastazu Médici from 1969 to 1973. James Petras argues the short-lived economic miracle in Brazil

483-503: Was based on: a) violent illegitimate seizure of political power by the military; b) the institutionalization of violence through an extensive and intensive system of military-police controls throughout civil society; c) the systematic use of terror to contain popular discontent, to disarticulate mass organizations and to destroy guerrilla resistance; d) the elaboration of the National Security ideology to justify

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506-412: Was created by Law 2022 of December 7, 1959. The origins of the neighborhood are intertwined with the very formation of Porto Alegre. Its settlement began around 1732 when some families settled on the shores of Lake Guaíba , where now is located the promenade Rua da Praia . The settlers erected a tiny chapel dedicated to São Francisco das Chagas, in 1747, and around this chapel the first urbanization of

529-539: Was delimited for the consolidation of the urban center, occupying the entire peninsula. From then on, the small city began to be reorganized to fulfill its new role. In 1774 the War Arsenal, the first Mother Church and the Governor's Palace were built, and four years later fortifications were built on the perimeter opposite the lake. In the next two decades there were already several potteries in activity, indicating

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