Rua Galvão Bueno

Rua Galvão Bueno is defined by the rows of oriental-style street lamps that line its path, marking it as the primary commercial artery of the Liberdade neighborhood. While the name honors Carlos Mariano Galvão Bueno, a nineteenth-century professor and lawyer, the character of the street was shaped by the waves of Japanese, Chinese, Taiwanese, and Korean immigrants who began settling in this central area during the nineteen-fifties.