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14-647: The Mackenzie Presbyterian University is an institution of higher learning that has a strong tradition and history in Brazil. It has campuses for undergraduate and postgraduate studies in São Paulo (Campus Higienópolis ), Campinas, Barueri (Campus Alphaville), Brasilia , Curitiba and Rio de Janeiro . Founded in 1870 as the American School, Mackenzie is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Brazil . The university

28-555: A center of excellence in São Paulo. The Chamberlains' American School was revolutionary for the Brazilian standards at that time: no corporal punishment on students was permitted, and both boys and girls could attend classes. Even though the Chamberlains were openly Presbyterians, students from all ethnic backgrounds, social classes, and religious denominations were welcome. The fame of academic rigor allied to religious tolerance soon reached

42-919: A mixup with his friend and collaborator Benjamin Péret, who lived in Brazil in 1929-1931; modernist painter Anita Malfatti ; Brazil's most known basketball player Oscar Schmidt ; car racer Émerson Fittipaldi ; sea explorer Amyr Klink ; Olympic golden medalist Robert Scheidt ; journalists Boris Casoy and Ney Gonçalves Dias ; businessmen Márcio Cypriano (CEO Bradesco ), Ivan Zurita (CEO Nestlé, Brasil), Danilo Talanskas (Otis Elevator Company) and Emerson Kapaz; jurists Álvaro Villaça Azevedo and Carlos Miguel Aidar (former Brazilian Law Society President); Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Eros Roberto Grau ; lawyer and scholar Antonio Carlos Rodrigues do Amaral; lawyer José Roberto Batochio ; legal scholar Sérgio Pinto Martins (judge and labor law scholar), Roberto Justus ; Tales Castelo Branco; and architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha . MackGraphe

56-480: Is a district in the Central Zone of the city of São Paulo , Brazil . It belongs to the subprefecture of Sé . The district is largely residential, and contains many large apartment buildings and condominiums. It is also known for its prominent cultural institutions. The region has been populated since the 16th   century, and is known for its buildings in the style of São Paulo Modern Architecture. Originally,

70-467: Is regarded nationally and internationally as a center of excellence having graduated numerous important names in Brazilian history. In 1870, the American Presbyterian missionary Rev. George Whitehill Chamberlain and his wife Mary Annesley founded a private grammar school inside their home. The classes were held in their living room and, a few years later, the "American School" was established as

84-489: Is served by 3 subway stations, Consolação (São Paulo Metro) , Paulista (São Paulo Metro) and Higienópolis-Mackenzie (São Paulo Metro) and 1 future station: Angélica-Pacaembu (São Paulo Metro) . Subprefecture of S%C3%A9 The Subprefecture of Sé is one of 32 subprefectures of the city of São Paulo , Brazil . It comprises eight districts: Bela Vista , Bom Retiro , Cambuci , Consolação , Liberdade , República , Sé , Santa Cecília . This subprefecture forms

98-596: Is the Graphene and Nanomaterials Research Center at Mackenzie Presbyterian University, which aims to master processes in all stages of technology development, from the modeling of nanomaterials to their application. MackGraphe expects to have a huge impact on society by developing new technologies to fulfil their needs. 23°32′49″S 46°39′07″W  /  23.547°S 46.652°W  / -23.547; -46.652 Higien%C3%B3polis, S%C3%A3o Paulo Consolação ( Portuguese pronunciation: [kõsolaˈsɐ̃w] )

112-479: The United States . In 1896, John Theron Mackenzie , an attorney from Phelps , New York, and his sisters donated US$ 50,000 "for the establishment of an engineering school to be built under the auspices of Mr. Chamberlain". The Mackenzie building was built the next year, and the college was named in their honor. After the establishment of Mackenzie College, the institution saw rapid expansion of its activities with

126-651: The French Alliance, and the Central University of Maria Antonia. The Roman Catholic Colégio Sion is located on Higienópolis Avenue, right across from the Colégio Rio Branco. The main Street of the district is called Rua da Consolação , which connects São Paulo's downtown to Rebouças, Paulista and Doutor Arnaldo Avenues, and has a bus corridor serving mainly North and Southbound buses across São Paulo. The district

140-402: The creation of a School of Architecture, a School of Economics, and a Law School, gaining the status of university in 1952. In 130 years of history (as of 2000), it is estimated that Mackenzie University has 300,000 alumni, many of them important personalities of Brazilian politics and civil society. Among them surrealist artist André Breton is claimed as an alumnus, although this might reflect

154-604: The neighborhood where one can see a large variety of tropical plants and trees, if only to get away from the noise and pollution of the streets. Consolação, being in the central area of the São Paulo Metropolis, is home to numerous cultural institutions. These include Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP), Mackenzie Presbyterian University , the São Paulo Foundation School of Sociology and Politics, Cultura Inglesa (an English language and culture school),

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168-437: The old city center, it was much quieter and cleaner, giving it the name Higienópolis , 'City of Hygiene', also the name of an avenue in the district. Today the district is still well known for the large upper class that lives in the area. Higienópolis contains numerous large apartment buildings, and very few, if any, houses with permanent residency. There is currently a large number of Jewish and Jewish descendants living in

182-518: The region of the city which comprises today's Consolação was inhabited by the Jesuits and was called Sesmaria do Pacaembu . It remained thus until the beginning of the 20th   century, when it was converted into a residential neighbourhood for São Paolo's upper class. It was attractive due to its high elevation, wide open streets and an array of woody plants. Also, being far from the Luz train station and out of

196-466: The region, and there are a number of synagogues and Jewish schools throughout Consolação. The area features an array of tourist locations, local cuisine, hotels, art cinemas, many bars and nightclubs, shopping centers (Center3, Shopping Frei Caneca and Pátio Higienópolis) and the Municipal Stadium (Pacaembu Stadium) as well as being near to Paulista Avenue . Buenos Aires Park is a small region of

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