"Vicentina Aranha" Park (former Sanatorium) (São José dos Campos)

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This was the first sanatorium to be built in the city of São José dos Campos, in a special part of the city.

It was opened in 1924 and refurbished and extended in 1945, having a chapel, mortuary, and doctor’s residence added. The building was designed by the São Paulo architect Ramos de Azevedo (designer of the Municipal Theater in São Paulo, and the current State Museum of Art and the Casa das Rosas, amongst others). It was built outside the city, to achieve peace and calm – surrounded by eucalyptus trees and bamboo to shield it from cold winds.

With the changes in the treatment of tuberculosis that were developed after 1945, the sanatorium began to be wound down. In 1990 the Santa Casa hospital made it home to a Geriatric Hospital. Currently it is unused.

Today the area is well known as a beautiful location, with its grounds being appreciated as much for the buildings and gardens as the trees.

On August 28th 1996 it was preserved by municipal law nº 4.928/96 through COMPHAC, including the buildings and the whole area used by the sanatorium (Preservation Sector).

On July 25th 2001 resolution nº 44 was signed at the Roberto Burle Marx Municipal Park in São José dos Campos, registering the sanatorium as a historic site with the National Heritage Council (CONDEPHAAT).