# Antiga Cervejaria Brahma
**Wikidata**: [Q10354818](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10354818)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/antiga-cervejaria-brahma

## Summary
Antiga Cervejaria Brahma is a historic brewery building located in Porto Alegre, Brazil, that has been repurposed as a shopping center. It is recognized as a municipal cultural heritage site for its eclectic architectural style. The building originally functioned as a beer production facility, a key part of the brewing industry.

## Key Facts
- **Instance of:** shopping center, brewery, historic site
- **Location:** Avenida Cristóvão Colombo, 545, 691 e 695 - Floresta, Porto Alegre - RS, Brazil
- **Coordinates:** Latitude: -30.02518822392733, Longitude: -51.21176809799487
- **Postal Code:** 90560-002
- **Heritage Designation:** Cultural heritage recognized by the Municipal Government of Porto Alegre (Lei n° 1.030701.98.8), recorded in Livro do Tombo nº 58, p. 92, effective May 14, 1999.
- **Architectural Style:** Eclectic architecture
- **Aliases:** Shopping Total, Cervejaria Brahma (Porto Alegre), Antiga cervejaria Brahma
- **Primary Source:** Described at http://www.ipatrimonio.org/porto-alegre-cervejaria-brahma (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- **Commons Category:** Prédio da Cervejaria Brahma
- **Google Knowledge Graph ID:** /g/12377hjq
- **iPatrimônio ID:** porto-alegre-cervejaria-brahma
- **Wikimedia Project Focus:** Included on the focus list for Wiki Loves Monuments in Brazil.
- **Wikipedia Language Editions:** commons, es, pt
- **Sitelink Count:** 3

## FAQs
**What is the Antiga Cervejaria Brahma building used for today?**
The building now functions as a shopping center called Shopping Total. It has been adaptively reused from its original industrial purpose.

**Why is the Antiga Cervejaria Brahma building historically significant?**
It is significant as a former brewery, representing the brewing industry in Porto Alegre, and is protected as municipal cultural heritage due to its architectural and historical value. Its heritage status was officially granted in 1999.

**What is the architectural style of the Antiga Cervejaria Brahma?**
The building is an example of eclectic architecture, a style that incorporates a mixture of elements from previous historical styles.

## Why It Matters
The Antiga Cervejaria Brahma matters as a tangible record of the industrial and commercial history of Porto Alegre, specifically its brewing industry. Its preservation and adaptive reuse as a shopping center demonstrate a successful model of urban heritage conservation, allowing a historic industrial building to remain a functional and relevant part of the city's fabric. Its designation as municipal cultural heritage ensures the protection of its architectural character for future generations, serving as an educational resource about the city's development.

## Notable For
- Being a former brewery building that has been adaptively reused as a shopping center.
- Holding a formal municipal heritage designation in Porto Alegre.
- Featuring eclectic architecture.
- Being a documented subject of the Wiki Loves Monuments in Brazil campaign.

## Body
### Location and Identification
The Antiga Cervejaria Brahma is situated at Avenida Cristóvão Colombo, 545, 691 e 695, in the Floresta neighborhood of Porto Alegre, Brazil. Its precise geographic coordinates are latitude -30.02518822392733 and longitude -51.21176809799487. The property's postal code is 90560-002.

### Heritage Status and Protection
The building is a legally protected historic site. It was designated as cultural heritage by the Municipal Government of Porto Alegre under law number 1.030701.98.8. This designation took effect on May 14, 1999, and is formally recorded in the municipal registry (Livro do Tombo) at number 58, page 92. This status legally recognizes its historical and architectural value.

### Architecture
The building is designed in an eclectic architectural style. Eclecticism is characterized by the combination of elements from various historical styles into a single design.

### Current Use and History
The entity is currently classified as a shopping center, known as Shopping Total. This represents a change of use from its original function as a brewery (Cervejaria Brahma). As a brewery, it was a business involved in the manufacture and sale of beer, operating as a food production factory.

### Documentation and Representation
The building is documented online with the iPatrimônio ID `porto-alegre-cervejaria-brahma`. It is also the subject of a category on Wikimedia Commons titled "Prédio da Cervejaria Brahma". It is represented in the Google Knowledge Graph with the ID `/g/12377hjq`. The building is included in the Wiki Loves Monuments in Brazil initiative, highlighting its status as a notable monument. It has Wikipedia articles in Spanish (es) and Portuguese (pt) in addition to its Commons presence.

## References

1. [Source](http://www.ipatrimonio.org/porto-alegre-cervejaria-brahma)