{"tema_id":"8064","string":"J\u00falio Mesquita Square","created":"2026-07-08 13:26:32","code":null,"notes":[{"@type":"Nota bibliogr\u00e1fica","@lang":"en","@value":"J\u00falio Mesquita Square, formerly Vit\u00f3ria Square, is located on Avenida S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o in downtown S\u00e3o Paulo. It was renamed during city improvement reforms in the early 20th century in honor of the director of the newspaper O Estado de S\u00e3o Paulo. The square houses the Monumental Fountain, a work by sculptor Nicolina Vaz do Couto, installed there in the 1920s. The work is also popularly known as the \"Lobster Fountain\". "}]}