It includes the Martinelli Building, whose main entrance is accessed from São Bento Street.

Initially, it consisted of a simple dirt track linking the old village of the cacique Tibiriçá (now Largo São Bento) to the vicinity of Direita Street.

The site was donated by the São Paulo City Council in 1600 to the monks for the construction of the church.

[3][1] On March 12, 1897, the São Paulo City Council changed the name to Coronel Moreira César Street, after the military commander who had been killed in the War of Canudos.

Historical studies suggest that the street was the site of the São Paulo City Hall in 1619.