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Ilha Fiscal

Coordinates:22°54′S43°10′W/ 22.900°S 43.167°W/-22.900; -43.167
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Ilha Fiscal with theRio–Niterói BridgeandSerra dos Órgãos National Parkfurther on in the background.

Ilha Fiscal,orFiscal Island,is anislandinGuanabara Bay,bordering thehistoric city centerofRio de Janeiro,insoutheastern Brazil.

Originally named by Europeans as Rat Island (Portuguese:Ilha dos Ratos), its current name comes from the fact that the customs department has been stationed there beforeGuarda Fiscal,serving the port of the then-capital of the Empire during the nineteenth century. The customs offices were housed at aNeo-Gothicpalace built underPedro II,[a]which occupies most of the island. The island became famous as the site of the famous Fiscal Island Ball (Portuguese:Baile da Ilha Fiscal), the last royal ball of the Empire before the coup d'état thatproclaimed the Republicin November 1889.[1]

History

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The New York Times'Marlise Simonsconsiders the former-Customs House a "preposterous neo-Gothic edifice of green turrets."[2]

During the Fiscal Island Ball (Portuguese:Baile da Ilha Fiscal), held on 9 November 1889[b]and considered "the last ball of the Empire,"Afonso Celso, Viscount of Ouro Preto,Deodato Cesino Vilella dos Santos,João da Costa Lima e Castro[pt]andSaldanha da Gamawere members of the reception committee.[3]The ball was in honor of a visiting Chilean delegation[4]of naval men,[5]with an alleged attendance of six thousand guests.[4]An often repeated legend states that after the ball 8 bodices, 17 silk pillows, 3 corsets, 17 garters and 9epauletswere found on the island.[2]

During theRevolt of the Lash,on 23 November 1910, theBrazilian battleshipSão Paulowas located off the island and headed out of the bay unscathed.[6]Aurélio de Figueiredo[pt]paintedThe Last Dance of Ilha Fiscal(Portuguese:O Último baile da Ilha Fiscal), based on the 1889 ball, in 1905.[7]Since 1914, the Navy's Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (Portuguese:Diretoria de Hidrografia e Navegação) has been based on Ilha Fiscal. After theOceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo,the Directorate was the second institution in Brazil to carry out oceanographic research.[8]Monica Hirst argumented before the meeting that resulted in the 1994Protocol of Ouro Pretothat it should not be compared to the Ilha Fiscal Ball.[9]In 2002, businessman Alexandre Accioly celebrated his 40th birthday at Ilha Fiscal.[10]As part of the 2005Rio Fashion Week,designer Clara Vasconcelos showcased the Tessuti 2006 summer collection runway show held on a runway with 150 seat capacity in the form of an "A".[11][12][13]During theMensalão scandal,presidential advisorRicardo Kotschomade a public statement whichFolha de S.PaulojournalistClóvis Rossi[pt]compared to the infamous ball, "where the court danced while the monarchy collapsed."[14]

Ilha Fiscal now hosts a museum of cultural history housed in the that is maintained by theNavy of Brazil.Boat and land tours depart the nearbyNavy Cultural Center[pt]and travel to and around Ilha Fiscal.[1]

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Notes

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  1. ^Erroneously stated asPedro Iby John Waggoner.
  2. ^For his part, Jeffrey David Needell erroneously states 19 October as the date of the event.

References

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  1. ^abWaggoner, John (2008).Brazil Travel Adventures.Hunter Publishing. p. 113.ISBN9781588436764.Retrieved9 November2021– viaProQuest.
  2. ^abSimons, Marlise(7 October 1984)."Haunts and Hangouts".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Archivedfrom the original on 24 May 2015.Retrieved9 November2021.
  3. ^Needell, Jeffrey David (1982). "Chapter III High Society and the Salon".The Origins of the Carioca Belle Epoque: The Emergence of the Elite Culture and Society of Turn-of-the-century Rio de Janeiro.Stanford University.pp. 197 (239).Archivedfrom the original on 9 November 2021.Retrieved9 November2021– viaProQuest.
  4. ^abTrochim, Michael Robert (1983).Retreat from Reform: The Fall of the Brazilian Empire, 1888-1889.University of Illinois at Chicago.pp. 303 (313). Archived fromthe originalon 9 November 2021.Retrieved9 November2021– viaProQuest.
  5. ^Simmons, Charles Willis (1997).Marechal Deodoro and the Fall of Dom Pedro II.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.pp. 147 (152). Archived fromthe originalon 9 November 2021.Retrieved9 November2021– viaProQuest.
  6. ^Love, Joseph (2012). "The Rebellion and its Resolution".The Revolt of the Whip.Stanford University Press.pp. 50–51.ISBN9780804783699.Retrieved9 November2021– viaProQuest.
  7. ^Williams, Daryle (1995).Making Brazil modern: Political culture and cultural politics under Getulio Vargas, 1930-1945.Stanford University.pp. 96 (111). Archived fromthe originalon 9 November 2021.Retrieved9 November2021– viaProQuest.
  8. ^Sedrez, Lise Fernanda (2005). "To Protect and Defend: The Navy".'The bay of all beauties': State and environment in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1875–1975.Stanford University.pp. 139 (155).Archivedfrom the original on 9 November 2021.Retrieved9 November2021– viaProQuest.
  9. ^Hirst, Monica (15 December 2004)."Opiniao- O impasse Brasil-Argentina"[Opinion- The Brazil-Argentina impasse].Valor Econômico - Globo(in Portuguese).Retrieved9 November2021– viaProQuest.
  10. ^Franco, Carlos (11 April 2005)."Empresarios investem em novos projetos"[Entrepreneurs Invest in New Projects].Jornal do Comércio(in Portuguese).Retrieved9 November2021– viaProQuest.
  11. ^"Restaurante do Eike"[Eike's Restaurant].O Globo(in Portuguese).Rio de Janeiro.8 June 2005.Retrieved10 November2021– viaProQuest.
  12. ^"Tudo novo de novo"[Everything New Again].O Globo(in Portuguese). 11 June 2005.Retrieved10 November2021– viaProQuest.
  13. ^"Fashion Rio: Evento abriga anos 70 e universo circense"[Fashion Rio: Event hosts the 70s and the circus universe].Folha de S.Paulo(in Portuguese). 16 June 2005.Retrieved10 November2021– viaProQuest.
  14. ^Rossi, Clóvis(16 June 2005)."Clóvis Rossi: Ilha Fiscal, de novo?"[Clóvis Rossi: Ilha Fiscal, Again?].Folha de S.Paulo(in Portuguese).Retrieved11 November2021– viaProQuest.
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