State School Rodrigues Alves, Public school in Paraíso neighborhood, São Paulo, Brazil.

State School Rodrigues Alves occupies Avenida Paulista 227 with neoclassical design elements combined with modern additions such as a library, computer facilities, and sports courts. The building integrates historical architecture with contemporary teaching and learning spaces for students across multiple grade levels.

The school was founded in 1909 as Escolas Reunidas da Avenida Paulista, first housed in a rented building at Avenida Paulista and Rua Pamplona. It moved in 1919 to its current corner with Rua Teixeira da Silva, into a building designed by Francisco Ramos de Azevedo. It was later renamed Grupo Escolar Rodrigues Alves and is now Escola Estadual Rodrigues Alves.

The school is named after Rodrigues Alves, the fifth president of Brazil, who governed from 1902 to 1906 and died on 16 January 1918, the year the school was founded. It was first called Escolas Reunidas da Avenida Paulista, then Grupo Escolar Rodrigues Alves, and it is the only public school on Avenida Paulista.

The school features wheelchair accessibility and specialized rooms designed to support students with various needs. Keep in mind this is an active educational facility, so visiting outside regular school hours or by prior arrangement is advisable.

During the 1932 Constitutional Revolution, the school building served as shelter for children and soldiers when violence erupted in the city. This unexpected role revealed how the institution became vital to community protection beyond its educational mission.