Casa do Grito

Casa do Grito is a residential house in São Paulo's Parque da Independência that displays traditional pau-a-pique construction methods with a rectangular footprint. The building was carefully restored with reconstructed period details and now operates as a museum to interpret the architecture and daily life of that era.

The building first appears in historical records in 1844 as part of an inventory and was later owned by the Tavares de Oliveira family. Subsequent restorations connected it to the site's significance in Brazil's independence movement and transformed it into a memorial.

The house takes its name from Pedro Américo's painting 'Independence or Death', which depicts the location where Brazil declared independence. Its role as a museum today connects this artistic legacy with the building's place as a landmark of national memory.

The house is located in Parque da Independência near other cultural sites and opens to visitors on several days each week. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended since the park has uneven terrain and varied ground surfaces.

A false window was added during the 1955 restoration to align the facade with the historical painting's depiction. This detail shows how the preservation of the site became intertwined with the artistic memory of independence.