Grande Flor Tropical, Steel monument in Barra Funda District, São Paulo, Brazil.
Grande Flor Tropical is a red monument seven meters tall, created by Franz Weissmann in 1989 for the Memorial da América Latina, where Oscar Niemeyer chose it as one of the site's main symbols. It is made of five connected steel elements whose narrow, long petals are bent into a slight fold, or cantoneira, forming squares and rectangles.
Sculptor Franz Weissmann made the seven-metre Grande Flor Tropical in 1989, and Oscar Niemeyer chose it for the Memorial da América Latina, where it became one of the complex's main symbols. It belongs to a series of geometric steel works Weissmann placed in public areas.
The name refers to Latin America: Weissmann called it a tribute to the region because its folded, red steel forms resemble tropical flowers. Oscar Niemeyer personally chose the piece for the Memorial da América Latina, where it stands as one of the complex's main symbols.
The monument is located in the Barra Funda area in the West Zone of São Paulo and serves as a visual reference point for exploring the neighborhood. As public art, it is freely accessible and viewable from outside at any time of day.
Weissmann named the piece after noticing its accidental resemblance to certain tropical flowers, folded, vigorous and red, joined in unusual arrangements. He called it a tribute to Latin America, and it belongs to a series of geometric works he placed in public areas.
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