Luiz Gama, Monument in Largo do Arouche, São Paulo, Brazil

Luiz Gama is a monument by Yolando Mallozzi in Largo do Arouche, created on 22 November 1931. Made of granite, bronze and concrete, it portrays Luiz Gama and is the first public monument in São Paulo honouring a Black leader.

The monument was commissioned by Progresso, a São Paulo black-press newspaper that formed a committee to raise funds for the work. It was to be inaugurated on 21 June 1930, the centenary of Luiz Gama's birth, but delays, many caused by obstacles from the city government, postponed the unveiling until late 1931, seventeen months behind schedule. Sculptor Yolando Mallozzi created it in granite, bronze and concrete.

The monument owes its existence to Progresso, a newspaper of São Paulo's Black press, which formed a commission to raise funds for the tribute. Its planned unveiling on 21 June 1930, the centenary of Gama's birth, was blocked by City Hall delays, and the piece was only inaugurated in late 1931, seventeen months behind schedule.

The monument stands in Largo do Arouche, in the República district of central São Paulo. It is a single sculptural group of granite, bronze and concrete, so look for the whole set rather than a lone bust. The inauguration was postponed for seventeen months, finally taking place at the end of 1931.

The monument was funded by Progresso, a São Paulo black-press newspaper, which formed a commission to raise the money. Its unveiling, planned for 21 June 1930, the centenary of Gama's birth, was postponed by city hall obstacles until late 1931, seventeen months late.