The squares surrounded by buildings are points of leisure, culture and socializing in everyday life. Roma. One of the main cultural hubs within the walls of the Italian capital is Piazza Navona, where the Pamphilj Palace (or Palazzo Pamphilj or Palazzo Pamphili) is located, a building that houses the Embassy of Brazil not country.
The actor Fábio Porchat is staying there to spend Christmas at the invitation of the Brazilian ambassador to the country, Renato Mosca de Souza. .
Built between 1644 and 1650, the palace was designed by Girolamo Rinaldiconsidered one of the greatest interpreters of 17th century art, to unify pre-existing properties into a single building. The request came from the influential family of Giovanni Battista Pamphiljwhich in 1644 became the Pope Innocent X.
After the pontificate, the family decided that the previous structure would not do justice to its growing prestige and began construction of the new, more imposing palace.
The Baroque style is present not only in the building’s architecture, but also in the frescoes that decorate its walls and ceiling.
The entrance is high and bright, and on the first floor there are 23 rooms with frescoes by renowned Italian artists, such as Giacinto Gimignani, Gaspard Dughet, Andrea Camassei, Giacinto Brandi, Francesco Allegrini and Pier Francesco Mola.
A gallery designed by Francesco Borromini was frescoed by the Baroque painter Pietro de Cortona, between 1651 and 1654. The images tell the “Story of Aeneas”, a character from Greco-Roman mythology who appears in Homer’s Iliad and Virgil’s Aeneid.
Furthermore, the palace has three courtyards inside and a hall used for parties and concerts.
Recent renovations have brought the facade back to the pastel blue color it had in the 18th century.
In the 1920s, the palace was rented to house the headquarters of the Brazilian government embassy in Rome. Later, in the 1960s, it was acquired and became the property of Brazil.
Through the Eventbrite website, it is possible to schedule visits to the location. However, the Brazilian embassy informs that “Palazzo Pamphilj is currently closed for maintenance and restoration work. The reopening will take place on an undefined date.”
The Porchat case
The Brazilian embassy in Rome has been in the spotlight since Tuesday (23) after the comedian mocking the right following the repercussion of the Havaianas end-of-year campaign commercial, starring actress Fernanda Torres, which generated a series of publications by politicians criticizing the brand.
Embassy Renato Mosca de Souza said that.
Mosca stated in a statement that Porchat was his guest, but that the video recording at the embassy headquarters was done “without his knowledge and authorization.”
