An imperial-era military school on the old Conde de Bonfim estate.
The Colégio Militar occupies a walled campus on Rua São Francisco Xavier, on the Tijuca side of the corridor that runs toward São Cristóvão and the Maracanã. Its centerpiece, the Palacete Babilônia, and the formal alley of imperial palms leading to it are protected by both the city (1994) and IPHAN (2000).
The campus is one of the largest green-and-historic parcels in the North Zone, and the school remains one of Brazil's most traditional public institutions, drawing families to the surrounding residential streets of Tijuca and Maracanã.
Address: Rua São Francisco Xavier 267, Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
The land was part of the Engenho Velho Jesuit estate and later the chácara of the Conde de Bonfim, José Francisco de Mesquita, and his son the Barão de Mesquita — the families whose titles still name Tijuca's main streets.
The Imperial Collegio Militar da Corte was created by decree of 9 March 1889, in the Empire's final months, championed by war minister Thomaz Coelho; the first class was taught that May. The school has operated on the site ever since, through Republic, dictatorships and democracy.
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