Praça Diogo de Vasconcelos

Last updated May 03, 2019

The Praça Diogo de Vasconcelos or Praça da Savassi (Diogo de Vasconcelos Square or Savassi Square) is a public square of Savassi, in the city of Belo Horizonte.

Savassi is one of the most famous neighborhoods in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. It is located at the Central-South zone of the city and is very well known for its large number of bars, pubs, clubs, cafés, bistros, diners, restaurants, nightlife and a highly busy and developed shopping commerce, regarded as one of the most prestigious and sought-after areas in Belo Horizonte. It used to be a region inside the traditional and wealthy Funcionários neighborhood, but in 2006, it was dismembered by the Town House before the meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank, which was to happen that same year in the city.

Belo Horizonte is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population of approximately 2.5 million. It is the thirteenth-largest city in South America and the eighteenth-largest in the Americas. The metropolis is anchor to the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area, ranked as the third most populous metropolitan area in Brazil and the seventeenth most populous in the Americas. Belo Horizonte is the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil's second most populous state. It is the first planned modern city in Brazil.

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers and with over 208 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the fifth most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populated city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states, the Federal District, and the 5,570 municipalities. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; it is also one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world.

The square a lively meeting place for belorizontinos, since it is located in the center of the neighborhood of Savassi, an important commercial city. The wide range of patrons range from families who go shopping or to the cafes and restaurants in the area until the young bohemian who frequents the bars or spend the weekend nights on the banks of the square.

Although its official name is Square Diogo de Vasconcelos, this name is not very widespread popularity. The name Square Savassi derives from the Bakery Savassi who had a seat at the corner of Rua Pernambuco with avenida Cristóvão Colombo. The marquee's original bakery could still be seen on the site, behind the plateboutiqueToulon until the installation of a coffee shop Arturo's, when it was removed.

Since 2006, the site that once housed mostly boutiques, restaurants and snack bars, shops was invaded by mobile companies. The patrons of the traditional Café Três Corações (Three Hearts Café) came to protest against its closure at the site due to the opening of a store operator Claro. After the protest, the cafe has been reopened in a smaller area, corresponding to a small fraction of the old facility, with access only by Rua Antonio de Albuquerque.^[2]

Gallery of square before reforms

Sign at the square

Gallery of the square in the reforms

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References

↑ Praça da Savassi terá Plástica Radical Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine .
↑ Hoje em Dia Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine .

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Reformas na Praça da Savassi devem ser concluídas em 12 meses, Estado de Minas
Verba para revitalização da Savassi cai de R$ 14 mi para R$ 10,4 mi, Estado de Minas

Coordinates: 19°56′18″S43°56′09″W / 19.93833°S 43.93583°W / -19.93833; -43.93583

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[1] Praça da Savassi terá Plástica Radical Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine .

[2] Hoje em Dia Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine .