Guinle Building, Art Nouveau building in downtown São Paulo, Brazil.
The Guinle Building is an Art Nouveau structure with eight stories rising approximately 36 meters in downtown São Paulo. Its facade features ornamental details and coffee branch patterns throughout the design.
Construction took place between 1913 and 1916 as the first reinforced concrete structure in São Paulo. It marked a turning point when such tall buildings were still unusual in the city.
The facade displays coffee branch motifs that reflected the economic power of coffee production in early 20th century Brazil. These ornaments showed the wealth and pride of the city's business leaders at the time.
The building is located at Rua Direita 49, near Sé station, which is served by the Red Line 1 and Blue Line 2. Its central position makes it easy to visit while exploring other downtown attractions.
The city had to study regulations from New York and Buenos Aires to approve construction, as local standards did not yet exist for such tall structures. This shows how innovative and international the project was for São Paulo at that time.
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