The taste for art is born and established with knowledge. For thisreason, Banco do Brasil, through its cultural centers, invests in thepreservation of such knowledge and in different cultural manifestations,offering educational programs and information targeted to the mostvaried public interests. In Banco do Brasil’s Cultural Centers, the public has access to national and international cultural and artistic manifestations that result from the dialogue between past and present, aiming to reflect upon and incite new paradigms of the world throughout several areas and languages.

Vista CCBB - Cruzamento Rua Álvares Penteado com Rua da QuitandaCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

CCBB São Paulo occupies a building from 1901 on Rua Álvares Penteado at the corner with Rua da Quitanda. Located in the historical heart of the city, in what today is a promenade.

Fachada CCBB - VerticalCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

Fachada CCBB - Vista FrontalCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

Entrada CCBBCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

Entrada do CCBB com visão para a RuaCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

Teto do hall de entrada do CCBBCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

In the entrance hall we can find gods from classical mythology, they are common in the neoclassic style.

Afresco hall de entrada - Deus HermesCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

Afresco hall de entrada - Deus HefestoCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

Térreo CCBB com vista para 1º andarCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

These columns were common in temples, public buildings and classical residences.

Térreo CCBB com vista para 1º e 2º andarCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

The columns' heads have leaf ornaments and are gold-toned, typical of traditional neoclassicism.

4º andar - Vista 4º | 3º e 2º andarCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

Its eclectic construction, mixing
neoclassic and Art nouveau.

Térreo CCBB com vista para loja e cafeteriaCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

Entrada do CCBB vista do MezaninoCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

Rotunda do CCBBCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

Representação do elmo e do caduceu de HermesCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

Lustre CCBBCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

Vitral do CCBB - Vista do 3º AndarCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

A skylight protects the stained glass window and allows the sunlight to pass through it.

4º andar - Vista 4º e 3º andarCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

Vitral do CCBB - Vista do TérreoCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

3º andar - Entrada TeatroCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

4º andarCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

Vista para 1º e 2º andarCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

Detalhe do gradilCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

Vista para todos os andares do CCBBCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

Detalhe do elevador pantográficoCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

CofreCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo

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