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    his tenure, Pereira Passos promoted a large-scale urban renewal plan for Rio, inspired by Georges-Eugène Haussmann's renewal of Paris. Passos was son of...
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    yellow fever, dysentery, variola, tuberculosis and even black death. Pereira Passos, who was named mayor in 1902, imposed reforms to modernize the city...
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    built as the leading brand of the urban reform carried out by the mayor Pereira Passos in early 20th century. It is one of the main thoroughfares of the city...
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    where they often stayed. According to a survey by the Instituto Pereira Passos (Pereira Passos Institute) and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics...
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    Lispector, Jorge Amado and Vinicius de Moraes; politicians Francisco Pereira Passos, Oswaldo Aranha and Pedro Calmon, besides the great physicians Carlos...
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    opera venue, brainchild of Francisco de Oliveira Passos (Son of then mayor Francisco Pereira Passos) with the cooperation of Albert Guilbert and design...
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  • Braga, at the request of the then mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Francisco Pereira Passos. The anthem was presented for the first time on November 9, 1906, and...
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    Horizonte followed suit, and then Rio de Janeiro. In Rio, mayor Francisco Pereira Passos was a strong promoter of implementing the calçada as part of the city's...
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  • Maria Luiza Pereira Passos (born 9 June 1951) is a Brazilian retired para table tennis player who competed at international table tennis competitions....
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    population reached 1,157,873 in 1920. Inspired by Haussmann's reforms, Mayor Pereira Passos conducted a radical urban reform in Rio de Janeiro with the purpose...
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    deeper causes, such as the urban reforms being carried out by mayor Pereira Passos and the sanitation campaigns led by physician Oswaldo Cruz. At the beginning...
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    Guerreiro Helena Henriette Hino a Alaor Prata Hino a Carneiro Leão Hino a Pereira Passos Hino da Escola Ester Pedreira de Mello Hino da Escola Floriano Peixoto...
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    the Rio de Janeiro port area and, after the urban reforms of Mayor Pereira Passos, in the neighborhoods of Saúde and Cidade Nova. Through the action of...
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    Pedro Passos Coelho was born in the parish of Sé Nova in Coimbra, Portugal, on 24 July 1964. He is the youngest son of a medical doctor, António Passos Coelho...
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    Gurgel Antônio Coelho Rodrigues João Filipe Pereira Xavier da Silveira Júnior Carlos Leite Ribeiro Pereira Passos Sousa Aguiar Serzedelo Correia Bento Ribeiro...
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    Antônio Coelho Rodrigues (1900) João Filipe Pereira (1900–1901) Xavier da Silveira (1901–1902) Pereira Passos (1902–1906) Rivadávia Correia (1914–1916)...
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    Anchieta 854 286 Morro do Escondidinho 1,758 599 Morro dos Prazeres 2,136 643 Total 5,586 1,870 Instituto Pereira Passos - IBGE, Censo Demográfico (2010)....
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    trends in hygiene and urbanism under the direction of mayor Francisco Pereira Passos. The centrepiece of the reform was a large boulevard – the Avenida Central...
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  • Billings, American military, medical leader (b. 1838) March 12 – Francisco Pereira Passos, Brazilian engineer politician, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro (b. 1836) March...
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    Machado de Assis, Raul Pompéia, Leopoldo Miguez, Angelo Agostini and Pereira Passos. Nevertheless, his public image was less flattering, with a significant...
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    Nacional de 1908 na Coleção Família Passos" [Series "The missing Rio de Janeiro" II – The 1908 National Exhibition in the Passos Family Collection]. Brasiliana...
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    1906 as part of a retaining wall during the works promoted by Mayor Pereira Passos. Its planning is the work of landscape architect Luis Rei. It sits 7...
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    Urban Management (2001–2006) cumulatively, with the presidency of the Pereira Passos Municipal Urban Planning Institute (IPP). He was the most voted councilman...
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    eventually be buried in 1911, during the urban reform undertaken by mayor Pereira Passos. In 2011, during the excavations carried out as part of the revitalization...
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    Gurgel Antônio Coelho Rodrigues João Filipe Pereira Xavier da Silveira Júnior Carlos Leite Ribeiro Pereira Passos Sousa Aguiar Serzedelo Correia Bento Ribeiro...
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  • (born 1997), an Indian footballer Ronaldo Passos (born 1959), Brazilian football goalkeeper Ronaldo Pereira Alves (born 1977), Brazilian footballer Ronaldo...
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  • Rufus Pereira (5 May 1933 – 2 May 2012) was a Roman Catholic priest, author of publications on spiritual life, Doctor of theology and exorcist. Born in...
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    Victorio Maximiliano "Maxi" Pereira Páez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaksi peˈrejra]; born 8 June 1984) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who...
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  • Melodia 1997 12th place Grupo Especial Cidade Maravilhosa, o sonho de Pereira Passos Roberto Szaniecki Ito Melodia 1998 9th place Grupo Especial Fatumbi...
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  • Xavier Traveller (1999) - Vice-rei Sonhos Tropicais (2001) - Prefeito Pereira Passos Desejos de Mulher (2002, TV Series) - Ubaldo Narradores de Javé (2003)...
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