Urca Casino
| Cassino da Urca | |
Urca's old Casino building, re-designed by the Istituto Europeo di Design in 2010 | |
Location within Rio de Janeiro | |
| Location | Urca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 22°56′54″S 43°09′48″W / 22.948359°S 43.163228°W |
| Type | Casino |
Location of Urca Casino | |
The Urca Casino was an internationally renowned Brazilian casino located in Urca, a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. It operated from 1933 to 1946, when gambling was banned.[1]
History
The building was built in 1922, initially housing the Balneário Hotel.[1] It became a casino in 1933 and went through a period of adaptations and low attendance until businessman Joaquim Rolla won some of its shares in a card game. From then on, the Urca Casino experienced a boom and operated until 1946, when gambling was banned by President Dutra.[1] The Urca process in nuclear astrophysics is named after the casino, where George Gamow and Mário Schenberg first proposed its existence.[2]
From 1954 to 1980, after being purchased by Diários Associados, the building was adapted to accommodate TV Tupi's studios.[1] Following decades of abandonment and deterioration, the beachside of the old Casino was restored by the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) for its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, where it operated from 2013 to 2021.[3]
In 2023, the building was converted into the Eleva Urca School - which won the government process in 2020 to take over the space.[3][4][5] The school is expected to welcome 300 students and the façade - which has kept the walls of the original building - has been renovated, as well as the entire inner floor.[3][6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Antigo Cassino da Urca será restaurado com recursos do BNDES" [Former Urca Casino to be restored with BNDES funds]. Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-12-17. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
- ^ Nadyozhin, D. K. (November 1995). "Gamow and the physics and evolution of stars". Space Science Reviews. 74 (3–4): 455–461. doi:10.1007/BF00751432.
- ^ a b c "O futuro do prédio que abrigou o Cassino da Urca, fechado desde 2021" [The future of the building that housed the Urca Casino, closed since 2021]. VEJA RIO (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ Lucena, Felipe (2020-09-28). "Antigo Cassino da Urca, onde fica o Istituto Europeo di Design, vai passar a ser uma escola - Diário do Rio de Janeiro" [Former Urca Casino, home to the Istituto Europeo di Design, will become a school - Diário do Rio de Janeiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ "Nova dona da Escola Eleva, Inspired já começa a avaliar expansão pelo Brasil" [New owner of Escola Eleva, Inspired is already considering expansion in Brazil]. O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ "Reformado, Cassino da Urca vai dar lugar a uma... escola privada" [Refurbished, Urca Casino to become a... private school]. O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2023-02-01.