Rio de Janeiro, Copacabana.COM Sunday, 06-Jul-2008 16:32:46 BRT

Nossa Senhora de Copacabana Avenue

Copacabana Titicaca Lake, between the countries of Bolívia and Peru. It is famous for its Chappel where there is an image of Virgin Mary, who is supposed to be miraculous, visited by thousands of pilgrims.

The response of Nossa Senhora de Copacabana was sent to the sanctuary of the Saint that has the same name at Rio de Janeiro, originating, then, the name of the district and the "carioca" beach, famous all over the world.

It was built to make possible the urbanization of the district by two real-estate agencies in charge of allocating the terrestrials and make streets between Leme and Nossa Senhora de Copacabana Church that was located where nowadays is the "Forte de Copacabana" (Copacabana Fortification).

During many years, this public park was known as "the road that goes to Nossa Senhora de Copacabana.

O Globo newspaper published in February 26th, 1954:

"Lili Marlene almost attended with another dress to the ball of her crowning, yesterday in the Teatro João Caetano (João Caetano Theater). That´s because few hours before having worn as her Majesty, the Queen of the Artists of 1954, she was at the 2ª DP (Police Department) making a formal accusation:

- The stylist doesn´t want to give my dress that I orded to seam yesterday. It´s an extorsion! The representative imediately ordered a notification of the stylist for explanations. And Erasmo Silva quickly left his apartment at Nossa Senhora de Copacabana Avenue, number 1227, apartment 202, soon arriving at the Police Department.

- She doesn´t want to pay me!

While the stylist was telling what happened ( he took the dress with him to the Police Department ), Lili Marlene took it and quicly went away. Nobody could stop her or take the dress back from her arms. And both were seen going away into a bus."

The "O Globo" newspaper published in May 19th, 1954:

"The wounds of Copacabana!"

Copacabana with his wonderful beach, nowadays famous all over the world , and the beauty of the mountains on the opposite side , could be a piece of paradise, but became into a piece of hell. It´s already a very populous district but it only has two ways access. But, after all this troubles, this is not the worst. There is lack of water, the streets have a lot of holes, the sidewalks have a lot of waste material and until unthikable walls , for instance the ones that are seen at Nossa Senhora de Copacabana Avenue between the Fernando Mendes and Rodolfo Dantas Street. The walls are lifted up in a unbelievable way obstructing the sidewalk showing to everybody that everything is possible in Copacabana.