The building was built in the late 1950s and opened in 1962, to house the International Industry and Trade Exposition during the government of Juscelino Kubitschek. The construction was a venture by businessman Joaquim Rolla.
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Image description: This is a photograph of a modern architecture building, located in an open space during the day. On the left side, we see tall palm trees and several colorful flags hanging on poles. In the center, there is a large rounded structure with a facade decorated with geometric patterns in beige and brown tones. On the front of the building, there is a large circular logo with the text "Memorial Luiz Gonzaga" in colorful letters. On the right, we see a main entrance adorned with festive decorations and an informational sign. The clear blue sky completes the scene.Photo taken from zeluizfoto.wordpress.com
Image description: This is a photograph of a traditional market, probably at the "Centro Luiz Gonzaga de Tradições Nordestinas". The image shows a street full of people walking and shopping. On the left, we see colorful stalls with various products. In the center, there is a large festive decoration with little flags hanging from the ceiling. On the right, there are shops and tables with items for sale. The background features tall buildings and natural lighting that suggests it is daytime.Luiz Gonzaga (1912–1989) was a Brazilian musician. An accordion player, singer, and composer, he was responsible for promoting Northeastern rhythms, bringing baião, xote, and xaxado to the entire country. The song "Asa Branca," created in partnership with Humberto Teixeira and recorded by Luiz Gonzaga on March 1, 1947, is considered the anthem of Brazil's Northeast.
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Image description: The image is a photograph of a musician playing an accordion. The person is wearing a straw hat with ornamental details and a white shirt with colorful details. The accordion has a cover decorated with floral motifs and is positioned in the center of the image. The background is blurred, showing a clear sky with clouds.Since he was a boy, Luiz Gonzaga was already handling the hoe, but he preferred to watch his father play his accordion, and he soon learned to play and liven up the region's little parties. He grew up helping his father in the fields and with the accordion, but he also did small jobs for the region's farmers.
Luiz Gonzaga was under the protection of Colonel Manuel Aires de Alencar and his daughters, and it was with them that he learned to read, write, and speak correctly. At 13 years old, with the money he had saved and what the colonel lent him, Luiz bought his first accordion. The first money he earned was for playing at a wedding, and it was then that he felt music was his destiny.
The São Cristóvão Fair
The history of this place begins in 1945, when migrants (retirantes) coming from the Northeast arrived at Campo de São Cristóvão on trucks (paus de arara) to work in civil construction. The end of the journey and the reunion with relatives and fellow countrymen who were already in Rio were celebrated with plenty of music and food. This informal celebration gave rise to the fair, which remained around the field for 58 years.
In the 1960s, the São Cristóvão Pavilion was built, designed by architect Sérgio Bernardes, with the purpose of housing international exhibitions. Until the late 1980s, the venue hosted major events, such as the Auto Show and industrial fairs. But this did not drive away the vendors, and stalls were set up and taken down every weekend.
In 2003, the old pavilion was renovated by the city government, and the fair, already legalized since 1982, began operating inside the Centro Municipal Luiz Gonzaga de Tradições Nordestinas. The workers were given masonry stalls with roofing, in a space of 24,000 square meters. The venue has 3 stages and 5 squares named after Northeastern artists and cities.
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Image description: This is an aerial photograph of a stadium located in an urban setting. From left to right, we see the stadium with its main structure, made up of blue and red bleachers. In the center, there is a covered area with blue roofs. In the background, there are residential and commercial buildings, as well as an expressway cutting through the scene. The image features vivid colors, with blue roofing and red bleachers predominating. There is no visible text in the image.In December 2008, the city hall declared the Centro Municipal Luiz Gonzaga de Tradições Nordestinas a Cultural Heritage site for the residents of the city of Rio de Janeiro, in order to preserve the space and the northeastern characteristics represented there. In 2010, a federal law made the São Cristóvão fair an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Brazil.
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