Jardim Da Luz

Jardim da Luz is a public space, characterized as a public park or as a small park, with approximately 20 thousand square meters situated in Avenida Tiradentes, Bom Retiro, in the city of São Paulo. The park is near the Luz station, the Museu de Arte Sacra de São Paulo, and the Historic Department of the City Hall of the municipality. In Jardim da Luz, the headquarters of the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo is found.

Originally created in 1798 as a botanical garden, the garden was transformed into a public park only in 1938, initially only serving as a big pasture for cattle and cows.

In 1900 was inaugurated the headquarters of Liceu de Artes e Ofícios de São Paulo, a building that nowadays holds the aforesaid Pinacoteca.

During a big part of the 20th century, Jardim da Luz passed by a severe period of degradation, serving as a zone of prostitution and drug trafficking. The situation reverted itself with the revitalization of the central region led by the state government. The results were, among others, the installation of sculptures in the park, the reform of the Pinacoteca do Estado, and better police supervision and valorization of the area.