Escuela N° 17 Brasil, Cultural heritage monument and primary school in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Escuela N° 17 Brasil is a primary school building with architectural features from the late 1800s, distributed across multiple floors. The structure features tall windows and rooms arranged in a traditional layout designed for classrooms, hallways, and shared spaces.

Founded in 1885 in an old house on Gabriel Pereira Street, the school moved to a new building on Avenida Brasil, inaugurated in 1908 and designed by architect Américo Maini. Only the wing planned for girls on Avenida Brasil was built of the two original blocks. On 15 November 1927 a law gave it the name Escuela Brasil, honouring the United States of Brazil.

The school is named after a neighboring country, reflecting historical educational connections in the region. Walking through the building, you see how Uruguay designed its schools to be both practical learning spaces and architecturally thoughtful structures.

The school occupies most of the block bounded by Avenida Brasil, 26 de Marzo and José Martí in Pocitos, not the city centre; the old building's main entrance is at Avenida Brasil 2963. It is an active primary school, so visits are limited to the exterior. Look for the tiled roof, main entrance and railings from the public pavement.

Architect Américo Maini was responsible for many important school buildings in Montevideo and shaped the city's appearance in the early 1900s. His design approach for this building can be seen repeated in several other schools throughout the city.