the construction of the two concrete pillars, 32 meters tall, marked the first time that exposed concrete was used in brazil, as further detailed in the paper Concreto Aparente no Rio de Janeiro Monumento aos Mortos da II Guerra e Museu de Arte Moderna (exposed concrete in the rio de janeiro's monument to the fallen of war world two and museum of modern art), by professor Eduardo C. S. Thomaz.

located on Avenida Infante Dom Henrique, 75 - Glória, the monument can be seen on this page by wikimapia, and an webpage detailing current and past events for the memorial can be accessed here.