This Tuesday, July 9, São Paulo celebrates 92 years of the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932, an armed movement that demanded the return of democracy and the convening of a National Constituent Assembly, in opposition to the government of Getúlio Vargas. The conflict resulted in the death of 717 combatants from São Paulo, among them the students Martins, Miragaia, Dráusio and Camargo (the M.M.D.C.), who were honored by the construction (from 1947 to 1970) of the Ibirapuera Obelisk.

For five months, between May and October 2004, IEME Brasil worked to preserve this historical and architectural monument that is so important to the people of São Paulo, carrying out the instrumentation, monitoring and analysis of the structural behavior of the Monument and Mausoleum to the Soldier of São Paulo of 1932. The services were part of a project to renovate the building that lasted 12 years.

The Ibirapuera Obelisk – the city’s largest monument, at 72 m high – was officially inaugurated on July 9, 1955, one year after the opening of Ibirapuera Park and the unveiling of the Bandeirantes Monument. The project was designed by the Italian-Brazilian sculptor Galileo Ugo Emendabili (1898-1974). It was made of pure travertine marble and was executed by the German engineer Ulrich Edler, who lived in Brazil.

Learn more about IEME’s work on these São Paulo projects.