Sao Paulo Obelisk - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Posted by: saopaulo1
S 23° 35.133 W 046° 39.291
23K E 331132 N 7390681
A large obelisk in Sao Paulo and a memorial to the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932.
Waymark Code: WMDPEV
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Date Posted: 02/10/2012
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"Obelisk of São Paulo is an obelisk in Ibirapuera Park in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
This monument is a symbol of the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932, and the biggest monument of the city of São Paulo. The height of the monument is 72 meters. The construction of the monument was started in 1947 and completed in 1970.
The obelisk is a project of the Italo-Brazilian sculptor Galileo Ugo Emendabili, who arrived at Brazil in 1923. The obelisk, made of pure travertino marble, was inaugurated on July 9, 1955, one year after the inauguration of Ibirapuera Park." (
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At the base of the memorial, it's written: ""Viveram pouco para morrer bem morreram jovens para viver sempre."