Architect and ex-slave
Also known as Thebas · Joaquim Pinto de Oliveira · Joaquim Pinto de “Thebas” Oliveira · Joaquim Pinto de Oliveira Tebas
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Joaquim Pinto de Oliveira Thebas, commonly known as Tebas, was a Brazilian engineer, architect and stonemason who likely until the age of 58 was held captive as a slave by Portuguese settlers in Brazil, and possibly also by the Catholic Church. According to journalist and historian Afonso Antonio de Freitas (1870–1930), there was no construction work of importance in São Paulo at the time in which Tebas did not play a role, including the city's water supply. His modernising work in São Paulo was largely erased by demolition, but is still to be seen in the church facades of Church of the Third Order of Carmel and Church of the Wounds of the Seraphic Father Saint Francis. Tebas' importance to the history of Black peoples in Brazil has been compared to that of Luís Gama.
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