Largo do Paiçandu

Largo do Paiçandu (in archaic spelling, Largo do Payssandu and Largo do Paissandu) is an area of the República district, in the central area of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It was named in 1865 after the Siege of Paysandu. Currently, it It is located within a quadrilateral formed by São João, Conselheiro Crispiniano, Rio Branco and Dom José de Barros streets. At the end of the 19th century, it was an important circus zone in the city.

Largo do Paiçandu
Panorama of the square, with the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary on the right.
LocationSão Paulo, São Paulo
 Brazil
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