Historical heritage
Businessman Allan Ruiz has acquired a building designed by architect Francisco de Paula Ramos de Azevedo at Rua Roberto Simonsen, 97, near Pateo do Collegio in downtown São Paulo, and plans to restore it into a cultural space. The structure, listed by Conpresp in 2015, was built in 1916 to house medical societies. Over 500 people joined a guided tour there last Saturday.
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Historian and archaeologist Angélica Moreira da Silva, 57, has organized São Paulo state's first 'brick library', cataloging 216 brick pieces in two volumes released in 2024 and 2025. The collection, from excavations at city historical sites, recounts the early industrialization of the region through brick markings and symbols.
March 11, 2026 06:02