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Liberdade neighborhood as language and communication

Door of the Chapel of the Afflicted (Door of the Chapel of the Afflicted)


Published: March 26, 2008 Modified: Feb. 11, 2025

In the Capela dos Aflitos, many faithful, in addition to lighting candles, began to leave written requests on pieces of paper that are folded and placed in the cracks in the chapel door. For this reason, a new door was made, accessible only from inside the chapel, so as not to interfere with the progress of the masses. In: SAITO, Cecília. RESIDUAL SPACE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF LIBERDADE AS LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION. -- In the Capela dos Aflitos, many faithful, in addition to lighting candles, began to leave written requests on pieces of paper that are folded and placed in the cracks in the chapel door. For this reason, a new door was made, accessible only from inside the chapel, so as not to interfere with the progress of the masses. In: SAITO, Cecília. RESIDUAL SPACE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF LIBERDADE AS LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION.

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Liberdade neighborhood as language and communication
Set of photos that communicate what the Liberdade neighborhood is and the construction of its orientalization, as interpreted by Cecília Saito's work, "THE RESIDUAL SPACE IN THE LIBERDADE NEIGHBORHOOD AS LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION". Availa…
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