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A cidade de SĂŁo Paulo e a era dos melhoramentos materiaes: Obras pĂșblicas e arquitetura vistas por meio de fotografias de autoria de MilitĂŁo Augusto de Azevedo, datadas do perĂodo 1862-1863
The first photographs of SĂŁo Paulo, taken by MilitĂŁo Augusto de Azevedo between\ud
1862 and 1863, are always cited as documentary evidence of the citys backwardness,\ud
deterioration, and lethargy in the mid 19th century. However, our view is that things were\ud
quite different, based on a reading of prime sources dating back to that period. In fact, the\ud
architecture and urban spaces of SĂŁo Paulo already showed clear signs of modernization\ud
between the years 1850 and 1860, as depicted in Azevedos photographs, which belong\ud
to the collection of Paulista Museum and also of the Iconography and Museums Division of\ud
the SĂŁo Paulo Heritage Department