Brazilian National Exposition of 1908
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| ==== Brazilian National Exposition of 1908 ==== | ==== Brazilian National Exposition of 1908 ==== |
| {{Main|Exhibition of the centenary of the opening of the Ports of Brazil{{!}}Brazilian National Exposition of 1908}} | {{Main|Exhibition of the centenary of the opening of the Ports of Brazil{{!}}Brazilian National Exposition of 1908}} |
| [[File:Exposição Nacional de 1908 Multidão em visita, à esquerda, ao Pavilhão de Minas Gerais e, à direita, ao Pavilhão de São Paulo, 1908.jpg|thumb|The Minas Gerais and São Paulo pavillions, photograph by Augusto Malta, 1908]] | [[File:Exposição Nacional de 1908 Multidão em visita, à esquerda, ao Pavilhão de Minas Gerais e, à direita, ao Pavilhão de São Paulo, 1908.jpg|thumb|The Minas Gerais and São Paulo pavilions, photograph by Augusto Malta, 1908]] |
| The idea of holding a National Exposition in Rio de Janeiro arose in 1905, being accepted by the Brazilian Congress, which approved the budget for its holding in July 1907. The centennial of the opening of Brazilian ports to foreign trade, which took place on 28 January 1808, offered the pretext for its realization.{{Sfn|Pereira||p=15}}{{Sfn|Wright|1908|p=5}} The idea was to celebrate the country's own trade and development and "show Brazil for Brazilians themselves", through the exhibition of its agricultural, industrial, and artistic products.{{Sfn|Pereira||p=7}}{{Sfn|Wanderley|2018}} Promoted by the federal government, the exhibition also represented the final event in the series of urban and sanitary reforms undertaken in the city of Rio de Janeiro during the administration of mayor [[Pereira Passos]] and physician [[Oswaldo Cruz]] since 1903.{{Sfn|Wanderley|2018}} | The idea of holding a National Exposition in Rio de Janeiro arose in 1905, being accepted by the Brazilian Congress, which approved the budget for its holding in July 1907. The centennial of the opening of Brazilian ports to foreign trade, which took place on 28 January 1808, offered the pretext for its realization.{{Sfn|Pereira||p=15}}{{Sfn|Wright|1908|p=5}} The idea was to celebrate the country's own trade and development and "show Brazil for Brazilians themselves", through the exhibition of its agricultural, industrial, and artistic products.{{Sfn|Pereira||p=7}}{{Sfn|Wanderley|2018}} Promoted by the federal government, the exhibition also represented the final event in the series of urban and sanitary reforms undertaken in the city of Rio de Janeiro during the administration of mayor [[Pereira Passos]] and physician [[Oswaldo Cruz]] since 1903.{{Sfn|Wanderley|2018}} |
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