Bridge of the Jesuits, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)

an analysis of its elements based on the integration of textual, iconographic and petrographic records

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-02672019v27e06

Keywords:

Jesuitic Engineering, Stonework, Masonry Bridge, Santa Cruz

Abstract

Considered as the most important Brazilian engineering work of the 18th century, the Jesuits Bridge was built byIgnatian priests as part of a drainage and irrigation complex system at Santa Cruz Farm, in the west side of Rio de Janeiro City. This work is the first systematicstudy of the bridge with the intent of identifying changes of original features by integrating texts, images and petrographic analyses of rocks used as stonework. The results showthat interventions occurred at different times and allowed to identify the functions of some of the bridge’s constructive elements.

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Author Biography

  • Soraya Almeida, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro / Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

    Geóloga pela Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), mestra em Geologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) e doutora em Geociências (Mineralogia e Petrologia) pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Atualmente é professora adjunta da UFRRJ.

Published

2019-04-05

Issue

Section

Conservation and Restoration

How to Cite

ALMEIDA, Soraya. Bridge of the Jesuits, Rio de Janeiro (RJ): an analysis of its elements based on the integration of textual, iconographic and petrographic records. Anais do Museu Paulista: História e Cultura Material, São Paulo, v. 27, p. 1–44, 2019. DOI: 10.1590/1982-02672019v27e06. Disponível em: https://periodicos.usp.br/anaismp/article/view/149520.. Acesso em: 4 apr. 2025.