Brazil Slide Series: Collection Sao Paulo, Slide No. 0071.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

View of the downtown Anhangabau Valley and the Cha bridge. A small river once flowed through this area during the colonial period; it has since disappeared below the concrete. In 1892 the Cha bridge, the first iron footbridge, was built across the valley, a major event for that timeVista do vale do Anhangabaú e do Viaduto do Chá no centro de São Paulo. Um pequeno rio percorria esta área durante o período colonial; ele desapareceu debaixo do concreto. Em 1892 o Viaduto do Chá, a primeira ponte de ferro, foi construído através do vale, sendo o maior evento daquele tempo.

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

Rights

Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1991