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Through an understanding of these works, which include those pojects which were never finally executed, we will be able to historically record the contact that existed between Burle Marx and the city's administration, which at various intervals relied upon the genius of the artist - This study aims to analyze the role Burle Marx's landscapes played on the construction of the modern city, to study the transformation of the city through them, and finally, to establish the necessity of protecting them as monuments of Rio's cultural heritage.

Presented by the  Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Escola de Belas Artes, the study .O Palácio das Laranjeiras e a Belle Époque no Rio de Janeiro (1909-1914) - Laranjeiras Palace and the Belle Époque of Rio de Janeiro (1909-1914), by Gustavo Reinaldo Alves do Carmo. abstract: Laranjeiras Palace, the official residence of the governors of Rio de Janeiro State, was constructed between the years of 1909 and 1914 by the architect Armando Carlos da Silva Telles to serve as a residence for the businessman, Eduardo Guinle, and his family.