Latin America Memorial

The Latin America Memorial (in Portuguese, Memorial da América Latina) is a cultural, political and leisure complex, inaugurated in 1989, in São Paulo, Brazil. The architectural setting, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, is a monument to the cultural, political, social and economic integration of Latin America, spanning an area of 84,482 square meters. Its cultural project was developed by Brazilian anthropologist Darcy Ribeiro. It is a public foundation, financially and administratively autonomous, maintained by the state government.

The architectural complex consists of several buildings arranged around two squares. It comprises: Salão de Atos Tiradentes (Tiradentes "hall of acts"), the Victor Civita Latin American Library, the Brazilian Center of Latin American Studies, the Marta Traba Gallery of Latin American Art, the Pavilhão da Criatividade ("creativity pavillion"), the Símon Bolívar Auditorium, and the Latin American Parliament building. In the main square (Praça Cívica), there is a large concrete sculpture, also designed by Oscar Niemeyer, representing an open hand in vertical position, with the map of Latin America painted in red. It’s a symbol of Latin America’s past of oppression and its battles for freedom, with the red map as a reminder of the blood from the sacrifices that were made.

The Memorial has a permanent collection of works of art, on display in the indoors and outdoors spaces, as well as a large assemblage of Latin American folk art, housed in the Pavilhão da Criatividade. The library comprises 30,000 titles, besides music and image departments. The Memorial promotes exhibitions, conferences, debates, video sessions, theater, dance and music performances. It also has a research center specializing in Latin American issues and keeps an active bibliographic production. From 1989 to 2007, the Memorial also served as a host to the Latin American Parliament.

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SuperNat13
14 November 2012
Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, home to the HQ of the Parlamento Latino-Americano, the Memorial is also at the heart of current cultural, political and economic negotiations.
Daia Pezzotti
16 July 2013
Portoes 1-7 fecham as 18h!
Weruska CB
7 October 2015
Super amplo e de linda arquitetura. Dividido por inúmeros pavilhões. No calor é ruim pq nem sempre tem sombra. Vale a pena uma visita. E próximo à estação barra funda.
FalaCultura
25 January 2014
É destaque por sua programação diversificada, que inclui desde apresentações de música erudita e dança contemporânea, até shows de música popular e tradicional, a feiras dos assuntos mais variados.
Leila Caferr
27 February 2015
Bastante cultura. É um ótimo lugar pra quem gosta de conhecer as culturas diversificadas dessa nossa america. No memorial eles fazem diversas exposições também, como a exposição da vila do El Chavo.
Rafael Onori Ferraz
18 August 2015
A arquitetura, a programação eclética, os eventos em espaços variados - internos e externos - e a ótima localização (do lado da estação CPTM e metrô Palmeiras-Barra Funda) justificam a visita.
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