Eduardo Pallasim Guinle (Porto Alegre, 18 March 1846 – Rio de Janeiro, 10 March 1912) was a Brazilian businessman and the patriarch of the Guinle family.
Eduardo Palassin Guinle | |
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| Born | 18 March 1846 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Died | 10 March 1912 (aged 65) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian, French |
| Occupation | businessperson |
| Known for | Companhia Docas de Santos |
| Spouse | Guilhermina Coutinho da Silva |
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Origin
editEduardo was the son of Jean-Arnauld Guinle and Josephine Désirée Bernardine Palassin, who were French immigrants from the region of the Hautes-Pyrénées who immigrated to Uruguay and then to Brazil.
Companhia Docas de Santos
editIn 1888, the businessmen Eduardo Palassin Guinle, Francisco de Paula Ribeiro and Cândido Gaffrée received a 92-year concession to the port of Santos from Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, where they founded the Companhia Docas de Santos during the golden age of coffees exports in Brazil.[1][2][3]
When he died in 1912, Eduardo Pallasim Guinle left an estimated fortune of 20 billion dollars in today's money.
Legacy
editThere is a road named after him in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro. There is also a road with the name of his wife (Rua Guilhermina Guinle) and a bust dedicated to Eduardo in Copacabana Palace.
References
edit- ^ Cequeira, Sofia (13 June 2015). "A ascensão e queda do império dos Guinle". Veja Rio (in Portuguese). Abril Mídia. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ Sáez, Horacio Capel; Costa, Vicente Casals (8 April 2013). Capitalismo e história da eletrificaçao, 1890–1930 (in Portuguese). Barcelona: Ediciones del Serbal. p. 81. ISBN 9788476287293.
- ^ Sherwood, James P. (25 March 2012). Orient Express: A Personal Journey. Biteback Publishing. p. 144. ISBN 9781849543859.