Galeria do Rock explained

Galeria do Rock
Former Names:Shopping Center Grandes Galerias
Building Type:Shopping mall
Architectural Style:Eclectic
Location:Avenida São João 439
Centre, São Paulo
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Coordinates:-23.5438°N -46.6388°W
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Architect:Siffredi & Bardelli
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Galeria do Rock is a shopping mall located in the city of São Paulo.[1] It was established in 1963, with the name of Shopping Center Grandes Galerias. Located between Rua 24 de Maio, 62 and Largo do Paissandu (Avenida São João), it has 450 shopping facilities, with predominance of rock, hip hop and other music-related stores, which sell records, apparel and tattoo studios. Galeria do Rock is also a musical performance venue, being a meeting place for urban tribes or subcultures in São Paulo.[2] The place was a location for the Rede Globo telenovela Tempos Modernos and for the TV series Aline.[3]

Edifício Grandes Galerias

The building was erected in 1962, by Alfredo Mathias S.A. construction company, with project by Siffredi & Bardelli architecture studio.[4] It is listed as a cultural relevance site by the city secretary of historic heritage, Conpresp.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://sampacentro.terra.com.br/ponto_historico.asp?ph=10 SAMPACENTRO. O centro de São Paulo visto pelos seus personagens
  2. Magnani . José Guilherme Cantor . Os circuitos dos jovens urbanos . Youngsters and their routes in town . Portuguese . Tempo Social . November 2005 . 17 . 2 . 173–205 . 10.1590/S0103-20702005000200008 . free .
  3. Web site: "Estrela de novela", Galeria do Rock atrai turistas em SP. Inara Chayamiti. 2010-01-22. Folha Online. 7 February 2012.
  4. Aleixo . Cynthia Augusta Poleto . Edifícios e galerias comerciais: arquitetura e comércio na cidade de São Paulo, anos 50 e 60 . Commercial buildings and galleries: architecture and commerce at São Paulo city, in the 1950s and 1960s . Portuguese . 23 August 2005 . 10.11606/D.18.2005.tde-07012007-201920 . free .
  5. Web site: Crise do CD muda a Galeria do Rock | Secretaria Municipal de Cultura | Prefeitura da Cidade de São Paulo.