The exhibition lasts until March […]
Since the end of last year, the Santander Farol, in the historic center of San Paolo, hosts the exhibition “Two wheels and a nation”, a time trip through more than 50 bicycles.
The show is exhibited on the 19th and 20th floor, and in the room of the Cultural Center, in environments that cover more than 120 years in the history of this means of transport, the emergence of the motorcycle and the competitions in the country to date.
“The Brazilian is an affection from two wheels and a show of this reach was missing in Brazil. After all, we have a great consumption market, people who bring a lot of history on bike, relationships that could be shared and recorded for the future generations”, describes the curator Carlãozinho Coachman, in a note sent to Trip to the agenda.
The collection presents pieces of family collections, historical facts and in particular people.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to interact with multimedia resources and engaging and sensory nuclei, such as the structures that simulate the start of a motorcycle and a unique experience overlooking the engine in operation.
“The show leads to Santander’s Lighthouse the cultural vision of this attitude of freedom that motorcycles offer to their passionate users. While we deepen the history of the motorcycle, we meet little known facts such as the creation in 1895, in Germany, of Germany first motorcycle in the World “, Maitê Leite, institutional executive vice -president of Santander comments.
A motorcycle trip through history
Salient moments of the 20th floor
The unusual helmets are some of the objects on display, such as a cotton hood of the twentieth century and a glass of crystal, used at the time when there were no legislation or rules for its use.
The floor also houses European motorcycles such as Royal Enfield Origen (1901), Alcyon (1908), Triumph P (1928), BMW R 16 (1930), Norton M 30 (1936), Norton Manx (1950), Matchless G80 (1948 (1948 ( 1948) and Monarchk Jawa (1957).
Another culminating point are the scooters, such as the Lambretta and Vespa M40 models, and an immersive 360 -º projection attraction and a simulation of start of motorcycles.
Motorcycle exhibition
The competition paradise and a market in transformation
Salient moments of the 19th floor
It is said that the first race of its kind took place as soon as the second motorcycle was created.
Therefore, this section of the exhibition is dedicated to the theme, in which the public can see 2T and 4T engines, combustion or on a more “futuristic” motorcycle equipped with electric motor, as well as models ON AND offshoreOf the times when the maximum speed of some of them is easily reached only in the first march of the current models.
These include Yamaha Tz 350 (1976) – Adu Celso, TZ 750 – Edmar Ferreira, TZ 250 Daytona, TZ 350 – Lucilio Baumer; Yamaha MX 250 – Nivanor Bernardi and Yamaha Yzf 450 Rally Serting (2022) – Moara Saillotti.
The exhibition presents the suit used by the pilot Alex Barros from Child (1978), the Netinho Daytona Trophy (1983), the signs of the first Brazilian participation and the first victory in Dakar, respectively in 1988 and 1991, among other pieces.
It also has a work that represents the internal functioning of an engine, including sounds and vibrations, a unique sensory experience for visitors to interact.
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Two exposure wheels and a nation‘
Until March 9, 2025 (Tuesday to Sunday, from 9:00 to 20:00).
Santander Lighthouse (João Brícola Street, 24 – Center – São Paulo/SP – São Bento do Metro Station). Tel.: (11) 3553-5627.
Tickets: R $ 45 (R $ 22.50 at half price).
Classification: Free.
Source: Terra
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