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Exhibition of the Centenary of the Opening of the Ports of Brazil

The national commemorative Exhibition of the Centenary of the Opening of the Ports of Brazil, also known as Brazilian National Exposition of 1908 or the National Exposition of Brazil at Rio de Janeiro, marked a hundred years since the opening of the Brazilian ports acelebrated Brazil's trade and development. It opened in Urca, Rio de Janeiro on 11 August, stayed open for 3 months and received over 1 million visitors.

Location
The 41 person executive committee considered several locations in Rio de Janeiro, before selecting a 182,000 m2 site between Praia da Saudade and Praia Vermelha in Urca. ==Opening==
Opening
The fair was opened (a month later than planned){{cite journal ==Pavilions==
Pavilions
There were pavilions from Brazilian states of Bahia, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Minas Gerais, and the Federal District of Brazil, along with a Portugal pavilion and ones for industry, Post and Telegraph, the Fire Department, a theater Bahia state pavilion The Bahia pavilion, which occupied 54,359 square feet, Its displays included artwork by José Rodrigues Nunes, Bento Capinam, , and Victor Meirelles, and its external sculpture was made by Rodolfo Bernardelli. São Paulo state pavilion The São Paulo state pavilion was designed by architect Ramos de Azevedo. Its commissioners were Carlos Botelho and Antonio Barros Barreto, and it covered about twenty thousand square feet. Portugal pavilion The Portugal pavilion building was provided by Brazil, designed by Francisco Isidro Monteiro, was inspired by the southern façade of the Jerónimos Monastery. Industry pavilion A military college on the site was converted to the industry pavilion for the expo (and afterwards was used by the 3rd Infantry Regiment). States pavilion This permanent building built for the exhibition, and is now the Earth Sciences Museum. Bangu textiles factory building The Bangu textiles factory (Fábrica de Tecidos Bangu) displayed its own woven materials. Music pavilion The music pavilion was designed by Jorge Lossio, decorated by Benedito Calixto and intended to have an Egyptian appearance. ==Other contents==
Other contents
There was a skating rink, ==Gallery==
Gallery
File:Exposição Nacional de 1908.jpg|Postcard showing the botanic garden in the foreground File:PSM V74 D127 Building at the exposition.png|Music pavilion File:PSM V74 D113 The bangu factory building.png|The Bangu factory building File:Exposição Nacional de 1908 - Palácio dos Estados - Revista Kosmos.jpg|The States pavilion File:Exposição Nacional de 1908 - Palácio da Indústria.jpg|Postcard showing the industry pavilion File:PSM V74 D118 The san paulo pavilion at the exhibition.png|São Paulo state pavilion File:Exposição Nacional de 1908 - Porta Monumental.jpg|alt=|Postcard showing the entrance portal ==See also==
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