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De triunfo a fiasco: o Monumento à Independência do Brasil nas comemorações do centenário em São Paulo
2024; Universidade de São Paulo, Museu Paulista; Volume: 32; Linguagem: Inglês
10.11606/1982-02672024v32e27
ISSN1982-0267
AutoresMichelli Cristine Scapol Monteiro,
Tópico(s)Brazilian cultural history and politics
ResumoThe Monument to the Independence is one of the largest sculptures in Brazil, located on the banks of the Ipiranga river and idealized to be a central element of the São Paulo celebrations of the centennial of Brazilian emancipation in 1922. The proposal to erect a monument of unprecedented proportions in the country came from the political elite of São Paulo, who intended to use the work to definitively link September 7th to the Ipiranga hill and highlight the city's leading role in the event that had taken place a hundred years earlier. Therefore, the largest international competition ever held in Brazil took place to choose the project that best suited São Paulo's memorialistic intentions. The winners were sculptor Ettore Ximenes and architect Manfredo Manfredi, both of Italian origin. This article is dedicated to analyzing the Monument to the Independence, investigating its conception and construction. The competition is examined, highlighting both the intentions of the promoters of the work and the artistic projects that were awarded and their reception by the São Paulo press. The reasons that led to the victory of Ettore Ximenes and Manfredo Manfredi are identified, as well as the adaptations that the work underwent at the request of the members of the Judging Committee. The construction process of the work is observed, focusing on the adversities faced in its completion, which impacted the centennial celebrations in São Paulo, since the work was unfinished in 1922.
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