São Paulo, Italy
Arquivo Público do Estado de São Paulo (English: Public Archives of the State of São Paulo) is the archival institution of the Executive Branch of the State of São Paulo responsible for formulating and implementing the state's archives policy, through the management of documents produced by the exec
utive branch of São Paulo, the preservation of documents categorized as "permanent storage" (also called "historical"), the dissemination of documentary heritage and access to the information contained in such documents. The APESP is located in a group of buildings in the Santana neighborhood of São Paulo, near the Tietê Bus Station. It is one of the largest public archives in Brazil, comprising an abundant collection for research and helping to rescue the public memory of São Paulo. Created in 1891, the Public Archives is one of the oldest departments in the state of São Paulo. Its collection is composed of documents from both the State Secretariats and the Judiciary, city halls, notary offices and private funds, including manuscripts from Colonial Brazil, important records belonging to the now defunct DOPS and private collections of former governors and presidents, such as Júlio Prestes...
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