Sao Paulo 🇧🇷 Exhibition scraps | Lighthouse Memorial Hall

🏠 Farol Santander, 5th Floor, Memory Space 🗺️ R. João Brícola, 24 - Centro Histórico de São Paulo, São Paulo - SP, 01014-900 🏦 A Financial Epic Carved in Stone Above the lighthouse building's entrance, the bronze inscription "Banco do Estado de São Paulo" whispers decades of history. Completed in 1947, this modernist marvel—once Latin America’s tallest—now stands as a living fossil of Brazil’s financial saga. Geometric reliefs on the portico columns and light refracting through glass facades have long defined São Paulo’s historic skyline 📜 📽️ 5th Floor Memory Hall: Old Money Aesthetics Frozen in Time The "espaço memória" is a museum sealed by time—step into a recreated 1950s boardroom where a walnut table holds bronze inkwells, and worn leather swivel chairs carry the patina of Brazil’s economic rise. Glass cases display yellowed bankbooks, vintage accounting machines, and even encrypted document boxes from the dictatorship era 🕰️ Old Money Details: Marble floor mosaics, crystal chandeliers emblazoned with the bank’s coat of arms, and chiseled teak partitions—every detail exudes the understated luxury of a bygone era 🏢 Architectural Journey Guide For 40 BRL, a full-building pass unlocks spaces: 21st Floor Skatepark: The Guinness-record "Sky Skatepark" (detailed in our last post) 🏂 17th Floor Observatory: 360° views of Old São Paulo, where glass facades turn to gold at sunset 🌇 Basement Vault: Exhibits include 1960s 防爆 doors and combination locks, a peek into financial fortresses of the past ⏳ Pro Tips for History Buffs Visit on Wednesdays for guided tours explaining the building’s role in Brazil’s 20th-century economy Don’t miss the elevator banks—their brass panels are etched with motifs of commerce and industry Pair your visit with a stop at the ground-floor café, serving espresso in vintage bank-cup mugs #ModernistArchitecture #FinancialHistory #SãoPauloHeritage #OldMoneyAesthetics #UrbanExploration