In the 1920s, the mayor of São Paulo, José Pires do Rio, wanted to transform an unusable swamp land into a grand urban park inspired by world-famous parks such as Central Park in New York City and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. In 1951, the development of the park finally began as governor Lucas Nogueira Garcez commissioned the construction to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the city of São Paulo’s establishment.
Oscar Niemeyer designed a majority of the the park’s buildings, with Ulhôa Cavalcanti and Zenon Lotufo on his architecture team, and Robert Burle Marx and Otávio Agusto de Teixeira Mendes in charge of designing the park’s landscape architecture. The park was inaugurated in August 1954.
Ibirapuera Park was voted one of the top ten urban parks in the world by the Guardian. Ibirapuera Park is the most visited park in São Paulo, attracting more than 130,000 visitors during high season, and hosting popular events such as São Paulo Fashion Week, and several congresses and trade shows.
Oscar Niemeyer designed a majority of the the park’s buildings, with Ulhôa Cavalcanti and Zenon Lotufo on his architecture team, and Robert Burle Marx and Otávio Agusto de Teixeira Mendes in charge of designing the park’s landscape architecture. The park was inaugurated in August 1954.
Ibirapuera Park was voted one of the top ten urban parks in the world by the Guardian. Ibirapuera Park is the most visited park in São Paulo, attracting more than 130,000 visitors during high season, and hosting popular events such as São Paulo Fashion Week, and several congresses and trade shows.