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The Café A Brasileira (''The Brazilian Lady Cafe'') is a café at 120 Rua Garrett'' (at one end of the ''Largo do Chiado'' in the in the district of the same name), in civil parish of Sacramento, near the Baixa-Chiado metro stop and close to the University.〔Noël Riley Fitch, Andrew Midgley (2006), p.114〕 One of the oldest and most famous cafés in the old quarter of Lisbon, that ensures constant activity, the shop was open by Adrian Telles to import and sell Brazilian coffee in the 19th century, then a rarity in the households of Lisbon. Over time the space has been the meeting point for intellectuals, artists, writers and free-thinkers, weathering financial difficulties and becoming a tourist attraction, as much as another coffee-shop. ==History== During the middle of the 19th century, the Hotel Borges is founded along the ''Travessa de Estevão Galhardo'', in the proximity of the Hotel Universal (in the old Barcelinhos Palace, later the Chiado warehouses). The space is successively operated within the upper floors of the building, while a shop (operated by Ramiro Leão) functioned on the main floor.〔〔 In 1868, Elie Bénard inaugurated a small bakery along ''Rua Garret'' at no. 104-106, while the Grande Hotel Borges continues to operate under its proprietor António Borges Areias (by 1883). The ''A Brasileira'' was opened by Adriano Telles on 19 November 1905 at No.122 (an old shirt shop), to sell ''"genuine Brazilian coffee"'' from the State of Minas Gerais, a product generally unappreciated in homes of Lisboetas of that period. In order to promote his product, Telles offered each shopper, who bought a kilogram of ground coffee (for 720 réis), a free cup of coffee. It was the first shop to sell the ''"bica"'', a small cup of strong coffee, similar to espresso. The founder, who lived in Brazil and imported his products, had no problem in importing coffee, ''goiabada'', tapioca, spices, tea, flour, in addition to wine and olive oils. In 1907 the owner of ''A Brasileira'' opened a similar establishment in Braga, the ''Café A Brasileira (Braga)''. In 1908, the Brasileira was remodelled by Manuel Joaquim Norte Júnior (1878-1962) in order to provide a café,〔 and again in 1922, to re-orient the business model in order to sell drinks, in addition to coffee. Its redesign, completed by architect José Pacheco, was completed in the Art Deco-style, with a green and gold entrance, and an interior that included mirrored walls, brass fittings, a long, oak bar and wooden booths. The establishment of the First Portuguese Republic (5 October 1910), its associated liberties, and the installation of the ''Directório'' in the ''Largo de São Carlos'' (then renamed ''Largo do Directório'')〔Ironically, the Directorate was located on the main floor where Fernando Pessoa was born.〕 the Brasileira became a heavily transited café. It was during the nascent Republic that numerous intellectuals, artists and literary writers began to walk through its doors. United by the poet-General Henrique Rosa (the adoptive uncle of Fernando Pessoa), many of the literary figures would help to establish the magazine ''Orpheu''. Between 1950-1960 the Brasileira was in risk of closing permanently.〔 By 1993, the café had weathered its mid-century financial problems, and had applied for funds from the ''Lisboa 94 Capital Europeia da Cultura'' program to remodel and restore the building.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Café A Brasileira」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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