Palácio Rio Negro (Manaus)
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Rio Negro Palace in Manaus, North Region, Brazil
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | eclectic style |
| Location | Downtown Manaus, Brazil |
| Town or city | Manaus |
| Country | Brazil |
| Current tenants | Rio Negro Palace Museum |
| Construction started | 1903 |
| Completed | 1911 |
| Owner | Amazonas State Government |
Palácio Rio Negro was the seat of Government and residence of the Governor. The original name was Scholz Palace, built by the German entrepreneur Waldemar Scholz, who was considered to be a "Rubber Baron". He had the name changed to Palácio Rio Negro in 1918 after authorizing the purchase by the Governor of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, Pedro de Alcântara Bacellar.
History
The Scholz Palace was built in eclectic style in 1903 to be private residence of the wealthy rubber merchant, Karl Waldemar Scholz. The Brazilian state of Amazonas at the time was then one of the most prosperous states in Brazil due to rubber production.
In 1911, because of stiff competition from rubber production in Asia, there was a decline in the Amazon rubber trade. In addition, with the onset of World War I, the navigation line between Manaus and Hamburg in Germany was interrupted, which greatly undermined the business of Mr Scholz.
Waldemar Scholz, the president of commerce of the Amazonas from 1911 and Consul of Austria since 1913, in an attempt to solve their debts, mortgaged the House in 400,000$000 Réis (currency of Brazil at that time) to a rich rubber trader of the Purus (a river in the Amazon), Luiz da Silva Gomes, who was the same as the has offered up for auction, it was the end of the stay of Scholz family in Amazonian lands and their return to Germany.
First, the Scholz Palace was rented to the Government of Amazonas for an amount of 1,000$000 Réis per month, through the Governor, Sir Pedro de Alcantara Bacellar that despite the economic crisis that was in the Amazon Region, the shortcomings of the state secretary of finances and the criticism of his opponents, the acquired the palace in 1918 by to an amount of 200,000$000 Réis receiving the title of Rio Negro Palace. From 1918 until 1995, served the Governors residence and seat of government Amazonas State.
Cultural Center Palacio Rio Negro
From 1995 the Government of the State of Amazonas, transformed the monument into a museum telling the story of the cycle of rubber in the Amazon region, and an important center of cultural events for the city of Manaus, Brazil, operating until the present day.
