Immigrant Inn
The Immigrant Inn (Brazilian Portuguese: Hospedaria dos Imigrantes) is a building in São Paulo. Construction started in 1886, and opened in 1887 (before completion). It was the main place for new immigrants to stay when arriving in Brazil. During the 19th and 20th century, people from over 70 nationalities arrived in Brazil.[1]
It was managed by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Public Works from 1892 until 1905, the Department of Lands, Colonisation and Immigration (DTCI) from 1905 until 1939, the Immigration and Colonization Service (SIC) from 1939 until its closure.[1]
In 1924 it was used as a political prison during the Tenente revolts, and again in 1932 during the Constitutionalist Revolution. In the 1930s it started to host migrant workers from elsewhere in Brazil. It was renamed as the Department of Migrants in 1967/68. It received immigrants from Korea in 1978, shortly before closing that year after 91 years of operation.[1]
It was renovated in 1936 and expanded in 1952. It was listed by Condephaat in 1982.[1]
It now hosts the Immigration Museum of the State of São Paulo.[1]