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rua barão da torre was originally called rua 28 de agosto, which was the date of the birthday of the baron of ipanema - the name was changed in 1922 to rua barão da torre in honour of colonel antónio joaquim pires de carvalho e albuquerque (1774-1852) who was the last lord of the garcia d'ávila tower house in bahia. antónio joaquim pires de carvalho e albuquerque was colonel of the regiment of the tower militias, and later became viscount of pirijá and baron of the garcia d' ávila tower - he fought ardently for brazilian independence against the portuguese in bahia, organizing and commanding the base for operations during the independence war of 1822-1823. | arpoador | |||
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