one of the most brilliant minds of his time, Ruy Barbosa was a lawyer, a politician, a diplomat, a writer, a philologist, a translator and a speaker.

notably, he was one of the organizers of the Republic, and co-author of the constitution of the First Republic with Prudente de Morais - Ruy Barbosa also Stood out as a journalist and lawyer, and acted in defense of federalism, of abolitionism and the promotion of individual rights and guarantees.

cultural events take place throughout the city and at the Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa museum, in botafogo.