Rafael Rebecchi Explained

Rafael Rebecchi was an architect in Rio de Janeiro. He designed several buildings for the Brazilian National Exposition of 1908 in Rio de Janeiro.^[1] He was also involved with a rebuilding project at the Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro. He won a facades competition for the design of 119 buildings along a street. He was Italian. Rebecchi was also the architect in charge of renovating the Brazilian National Archives. The renovation was completed in 1906.^[2]

Brazilian National Exposition of 1908

Minas Geraes state pavilion

The Minas Geraes building was designed Rebecchi. It had interior murals by Crispim do Amaral including a series personifying agriculture, mineralogy, manufactures and the liberal arts.Exhibits included aspects of gold and diamond mining including a small quartz crushing machine and gold-washing machinery with washers and miners demonstrating the processes involved. ^[3]

Bahia state pavilion

The Bahia state pavilion occupied 54,359 square feet^[4] and was designed by Rebecchi.^[5] It displayed artwork by Jose Rodrigues Nunes,Bento Capinam, Macario, and Victor Meirelles, and its external sculpture was by Rodolfo Bernardelli.

Notes and References

1. Book: Marie Robinson Wright. The Brazilian National Exposition of 1908 in Celebration of the Centenary of the Opening of Brazilian Ports to the Commerce of the World: By the Prince Regent Dom João VI of Portugal, in 1808. rafael rebecchi architect.. 1908. G. Barrie & sons. 136.
2. Web site: Arquivo Nacional. 4 April 2018. Reficio.cc. 1 December 2018.
3. Book: Wright, Marie. The Brazilian national exposition of 1908 in celebration of the centenary of the opening of Brazilian ports to the commerce of the world by the Prince Regent Dom João VI. of Portugal, in 1808. Philadelphia, G. Barrie & sons. 130–136.
4. The Popular Science Monthly. February 1909. THE NATIONAL EXPOSITION AT RIO DE JANEIRO. Robert. Ward. Harvard University.
5. Book: Wright, Marie. The Brazilian national exposition of 1908 in celebration of the centenary of the opening of Brazilian ports to the commerce of the world by the Prince Regent Dom João VI. of Portugal, in 1808. Philadelphia, G. Barrie & sons. 136–140.