Liberdade (Portuguese: [libeʁˈdadʒi], liberty; Japanese: リベルダージ, romanized: Riberudāji) is the name of a district in the subprefecture of Sé, in São Paulo, Brazil.
Liberdade was previously known as "Campo da Forca" (Field of the Gallows) until the late 19th century, and was an area reserved for the execution of slaves and convicts.
Cemitério dos Aflitos (Cemetery of the Afflicted) was created in 1774 to bury executed slaves, people who had committed suicide, and others who could not be interred elsewhere.
One of the reasons for this was that almost every property in the region had a basement, making rent incredibly cheap by housing multiple families, albeit at a poor quality.
[7] In March 1947, an orchestra formed by Professor Masahiko Maruyama performed the first post-war concert, in the Auditorium of the Paulista Teacher's Center on Avenida Liberdade.
Today, thousands of tourist from inside and outside the city flock to the public square in Liberdade every weekend to purchase craft goods at the local weekly fair.
In January 2008, in order to celebrate 100 years of Japanese immigration to Brazil, a project to revitalize the quarter was approved by the mayor Gilberto Kassab.
The Historical Museum of Japanese Immigration in Brazil (Portuguese: Museu Histórico da Imigração Japonesa no Brasil) (ブラジル日本移民史料館) is located in Liberdade.