São Paulo, Brazil
Monument to the Bandeiras
Monument to the Bandeiras is a large-scale granite sculpture by the Italian-Brazilian sculptor Victor Brecheret at the entrance of Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo, Brazil. It was commissioned by the government of São Paulo in 1921 and completed in 1954. It commemorates the 17th-century bandeiras, or settling expeditions into the interior of Brazil, and the bandeirantes that participated in them.
- City
- São Paulo
- Country
- Brazil
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
More places in São Paulo
- São Paulo Museum of Art
- Ibirapuera Park
- Museu do Ipiranga
- São Paulo Cathedral
- Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral of São Paulo
- Mesquita Brasil
Background: Wikipedia