Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Santa Maria, Brazil

Nossa Senhora do Rosário is a neighborhood in the district of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located in the central area of the city.

Wikipedia: Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Santa Maria) (PT), Website

Irineu Evangelista de Sousa, the Viscount of Mauá, was a Brazilian entrepreneur, industrialist, banker and politician. Born to a family of small estancieiros (ranchers), Sousa became one of the world's richest men; by 1867, his wealth was larger than the annual budget of the Brazilian Empire. He was called the Rothschild of the South American continent by the New York Times in 1871. He received the titles of baron in 1854 and visconde com grandeza of Mauá, in 1874. A pioneer in several areas of the economy of Brazil, one of his greatest achievements was to start the construction of the Mauá Railroad, the first railroad in Brazil, in 1852.

Wikipedia: Irineu Evangelista de Sousa, Viscount of Mauá (EN)

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception is the seat of the Archdiocese of Santa Maria, in Rio Grande do Sul.

Wikipedia: Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição (Santa Maria) (PT), Website

João Niederauer Sobrinho (1827-1868) was a German-Brazilian Colonel of the Platine War and the Paraguayan War. He was notable for his service in the Pikysyry campaign, having a previous origin as a notable citizen from Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul. Commanding the Cavalry Brigade of the II Corps, he died of wounds during the Battle of Avay and died two days after the battle.

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José Mariano da Rocha Filho GOIP • ComC • OMM was a Brazilian physician and educator. He was a professor and responsible for the foundation and installation of the Federal University of Santa Maria, in 1960, being its first rector.

Wikipedia: José Mariano da Rocha Filho (PT)

José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras, nicknamed "the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru", was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and central parts of South America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire who served as the Protector of Peru. Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes, in modern-day Argentina, he left the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata at the early age of seven to study in Málaga, Spain.

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José Gervasio Artigas Arnal was a soldier and statesman who is regarded as a national hero in Uruguay and the father of Uruguayan nationhood.

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Theatro Treze de Maio is a former theater in the Brazilian city of Santa Maria, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, located in Saldanha Marinho Square, in the center of the city. It is a property listed by the municipality.

Wikipedia: Theatro Treze de Maio (PT), Website

Leopoldo Fróes was a Brazilian actor, composer, lyricist and singer.

Wikipedia: Leopoldo Fróes (PT)

Felippe Daudt Alves de Oliveira was a Brazilian poet, journalist, pharmacist, businessman, sportsman and writer.

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The Gama D'Eça Educational Museum is a Brazilian museological and educational institution linked to the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). It is located in the center of Santa Maria, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Part of its collection is listed by IPHAN.

Wikipedia: Museu Educativo Gama D'Eça (PT)

Marcellin Joseph Benedict Champagnat, FMS was a French Catholic religious born in Le Rosey, village of Marlhes, near St. Etienne (Loire), France. He was the founder of the Marist Brothers, a religious congregation of brothers in the Catholic Church devoted to Mary and dedicated to education. His feast day is 6 June, his death anniversary.

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Paul Percy Harris was a Chicago, Illinois, attorney. He founded the club that became the humanitarian organisation Rotary International in 1905.

Wikipedia: Paul Harris (Rotary) (EN)