Immigrant Inn

The Immigrant Inn (Brazilian Portuguese: Hospedaria dos Imigrantes) is a building in São Paulo.

[4] During the 19th and 20th century, people from over 70 nationalities arrived in Brazil,[1] and over 2.5 million passed through the hostel.

[5] It replaced a former hostel in the Bom Retiro district that was in poor condition and lacked basic sanitation.

The new hostel was designed by Mateus Haüssler, and was built with piped gas, zinc baths, and iron water storage containers.

[4] It was managed by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Public Works from 1892 until 1905, the Department of Lands, Colonisation and Immigration (DTCI) from 1905 until 1939, the Immigration and Colonization Service (SIC) from 1939 until its closure.

The railway station at the hostel