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LARGOS, CORETOS E PRAÇAS DE BELÉM - Monumenta

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Sua modificação resulta do<br />

esforço da administração de<br />

intendentes e prefeitos que,<br />

amantes de Belém,<br />

introduziram as reformas e os<br />

melhoramentos que<br />

transformaram a Praça da<br />

República num recanto de<br />

paisagem e beleza com lagos,<br />

repuxos e coretos.<br />

O original Largo da Pólvora<br />

chamou-se, durante o Segundo<br />

Império, Praça Dom Pedro II.<br />

Seu nome atual vem da onda<br />

republicana que tomou conta<br />

do Brasil após a queda da<br />

monarquia, e seu monumento<br />

principal, erigido oito anos<br />

após a data histórica,<br />

exemplifica aquele momento.<br />

Localização: entre as avenidas Presidente<br />

Vargas e Assis de Vasconcelos.<br />

Bairro: Campina.<br />

Praça da República. O Theatro da Paz.<br />

República Square. The Theatro da Paz.<br />

It was transformed through<br />

the effort of intendants and<br />

mayors, lovers of Belém, who<br />

introduced the reforms and<br />

improvements that<br />

transformed República Square<br />

into a beautifully landscaped<br />

park, with ponds, fountains<br />

and bandstands.<br />

During the Second Empire,<br />

the former Largo da Pólvora<br />

was renamed Praça Dom<br />

Pedro II. Its current name<br />

derives from the Republican<br />

frenzy that took over Brazil<br />

after the monarchy’s demise,<br />

and its main monument, built<br />

eight years after that historic<br />

date, is a typical example of<br />

that moment.<br />

Location: between Presidente Vargas and<br />

Assis de Vasconcellos avenues.<br />

Borough: Campina.<br />

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