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Praça António Raposo Tavares

António Raposo Tavares

São Miguel do Pinheiro, distrito de Beja 1598 - São Paulo, Brasil 1658
Portuguese colonial bandeirante who explored mainland eastern South America and claimed it for Portugal
(Wikipedia)

Luís Morrone
Fundição Panelli (São Paulo)
1966

Description

Bronze statue of Tavares, standing on a boulder.

Beja - António Raposo Tavares
Sign with the coats of arms of Brazil, Beja and São Paulo

Inscription(s)

ao alentejano e maior bandeirante
antônio rapôso tavares
homenagem da
comunidade luzo brasileira
são paulo, 1966

To the Alentejan and great bandeirante
Antônio Rapôso Tavares
homage from the
Luzo-Brazilian community
São Paulo, 1966

comissão executiva
são paulo
senador josé ermirio de moraes
com. abilio brenha da fontoura
com. pedro monteiro pereira queiroz
com. isidro pedro dos santos costa
com. rogerio pinto coelho
com. joaquim monteiro
com. joão martins
com. manoel de assis pires
com. mario francisco antunes
com. francisco da cruz maldonado
com. josé alves verissimo
joão gonçalves
josé ferraz camargo
josé kalil
josé alves barreto
mario frugiuele
benjamin roberto baptista ferraz
com. afonso alberto salgado
joão amorim de sousa
euclides fonseca

Signature

escultor luiz morrone
fundição metalurgica panelli lda, são paulo

Beja - António Raposo Tavares

Sculptor

Luís Morrone (São Paulo 1906 - São Paulo 1998), Brazilian sculptor (Wikipedia)

Sources & Information

Igogo, Monumentos em Beja.

Locatie (N 38°0'34" - W 7°51'33") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptat085; Photograph: 5 September 2017
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