Dom Sebastião Square

Dom Sebastião Square is located in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

In 1925, the railings were removed and, in 1935, the square was completely remodeled, gardened in a geometric pattern, and given a light fountain and artificial waterfalls.

[1] There, the four remaining Carrara marble statues of the five that, between 1866 and 1907, adorned the Emperor's Fountain in the center of the Marechal Deodoro Square, were installed.

[2] In 1972, the Conceição Tunnel vent was built on the corner of Sarmento Leite and Irmão José Otão streets, and consisted of a large concrete block where three cut iron panels with a regionalist theme by the sculptor Francisco Stockinger were placed.

[3][4] Some important historical buildings of Porto Alegre are located in its surroundings, such as the Church of Our Lady of the Conception, the Beneficência Portuguesa and the Colégio Nossa Senhora do Rosário.