Rua do Ouvidor
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| Former names | Rua Desvio do Mar Rua do Gadelha Rua de Aleixo Manuel Albernaz Rua do Barbalho Rua da Santa Cruz Rua da Quitanda Rua de Pedro da Costa Rua da Sé Nova |
|---|---|
| Location | Rio de Janeiro |
| From | Largo de São Francisco |
| To | Orla Conde |
Rua do Ouvidor is a street located in the Centro neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During the 19th century it was the main commercial hub of the city, housing upscale jewelry stores, boutiques, cafes and newspapers.[1] Nowadays it houses bars, restaurants and bookstores.[2]
History
The thoroughfare already existed during the 16th century, then called Desvio do Mar (Detour to the Sea), a path that provided access to the warehouses or trapiches of the old port of Rio. The street was also called Rua do Gadelha, de Aleixo Manuel Albernaz, do Barbalho, da Santa Cruz, da Quitanda, de Pedro da Costa, and da Sé Nova.[1]
The name Rua do Ouvidor was established around 1780, where the ouvidor (magistrate) Francisco Berquó da Silveira had his house at the time.[3]
During the 19th century, with the transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil, it was considered the most important street in Rio de Janeiro, home of jewelry stores,[4] parfumists, French-style clothing boutiques and seat of most of the newspapers at the time.[5] [6] Despite its narrowness, it was also one of the main places where the Carnival celebrations were held.[7] Writers such as Joaquim Manuel de Macedo and Machado de Assis[8] wrote about the social life of Rua do Ouvidor;[9] in his Memórias da Rua do Ouvidor, Macedo wrote that the street was "[...] the most popular and crowded street, and also the most frivolous, indiscreet, gossipy, extravagant, vain, polyglot, and encyclopedic of all the streets of Rio de Janeiro."[10]
After 1900, the street lost its place as a main luxury point, with the opening of the wider Avenida Rio Branco. [5]
References
- 1 2 "Rio Memórias". Rio Memórias (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2026-06-09. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ "Rua do Ouvidor: o charme e a beleza da mais carioca das ruas". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ Moraes, Alexander José de Mello (1872). Historia da trasladação da Corte portugueza para o Brazil em 1807-1808 ... (in Brazilian Portuguese). E. Dupont.
- ↑ Littell's Living Age. Living Age Company, Incorporated. 1890.
- 1 2 "Portal PUC-Rio Digital". puc-riodigital.com.puc-rio.br. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ↑ "MultiRio — A Rua do Ouvidor é o Rio de Janeiro". MultiRio (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ↑ "Ouvidor, Rio Branco, Praça Onze, Primeiro de Março: veja imagens dos principais 'palcos' do carnaval do Rio ao longo da história". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-02-16. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ↑ Carvalho, Sheila Regina Alves (2026-03-10). "Rua do Ouvidor: o viveiro dos boatos no Rio de Janeiro de Machado de Assis". Revista Geografia Literatura e Arte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 (1): 121–147. doi:10.11606/issn.2594-9632.geoliterart.2026.234461. ISSN 2594-9632.
- ↑ Pereira, Milena da Silveira (2010). "Palco das letras: um passeio pela Rua do Ouvidor do século XIX" (PDF). XIV Encontro Regional da ANPUH- RIO Memória e Patrimônio. ISBN 978-85-60979-08-0.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link) - ↑ Macedo, Joaquim Manuel de (2013-07-22). Memórias da Rua do Ouvidor (in Brazilian Portuguese). Google, Inc.
