at a glance

rua nascimento silva, a street with great historical importance, is where famous brazilian musician tom jobim rented an apartment with his wife from 1953 to 1962, and it was there at number 107 that jobim composed the international hit 'girl from ipanema' with his friend vinícius de moraes and created the albums that came to define bossa nova.

other famous people that have lived on this street include the poet rodrigo de melo franco, architect carlos león de azevedo and brazilian military president humberto de alencar castelo branco.