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Baruel Mansion (Portuguese: ''Palacete Baruel'') is a mansion built in the 19th century, located in Alto de Santana, northern area of São Paulo city. The construction had been the headquarters of the Baruel estate,〔(HISTÓRICO DA BIBLIOTECA NARBAL FONTES (in Portuguese) )〕 a farm where rice, beans, corn and sugarcane were grown with slave labour.〔(Os Interiores Domesticos após a Economia Exportadora Paulista (in Portuguese) )〕 The wealth of the owner is perceived in the buildings that make up the area.〔(História de Santana. (in Portuguese) )〕 The estate was 24,250 square metres in area and after the death of Mr. Baruel the property was divided and sold in lots. The farm included the house of Dona Maria, daughter of Mr. Baruel, built in 1925, which today houses the ''Narbal Fontes Library''. The Baruel were a traditional and influential family of Santana. Near the farm, in the current Voluntários da Pátria street is located in the ''Chapel of Santa Cruz'', built in 1895 by Pedro Doll and the Baruel family. Built in the Norman style, the mansion is considered a historic site, it saves time and remnants of the neighbourhood. It has never been inhabited. Currently the building is a physiotherapy clinic. ==References== 〔 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「Baruel Mansion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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