This truly historic property from 1850 has been the home of Austregésilo de Athayde, famous Brazilian journalist and writer, president of the “Academia Brasileira de Letras"
This truly historic property from 1850 has been the home of Austregésilo de Athayde, famous Brazilian journalist and writer, and president of the “Academia Brasileira de Letras”, and has been recently used for cultural activities, especially literature and music. Built in colonial style with surrounding lands of 2000 square meters with many big tropical trees and rich vegetation, the mansion itself offers a living area of 650 square meters: 3 connected saloons, including a dining room, 4 bedrooms, being 1 master suite, kitchen and pantry, 3 servant rooms, 3 garages, 15 parking places and a basement with storage. The facade of the building is protected as national heritage.