Eduardo Palassin Guinle | |
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Born | 18 March 1846
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
Died | 10 March 1912
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (aged 65)
Nationality | Brazilian, French |
Occupation | businessperson |
Known for | Companhia Docas de Santos |
Spouse | Guilhermina Coutinho da Silva |
Parents |
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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 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.
In 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.
There 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.
Eduardo Palassin Guinle | |
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Born | 18 March 1846
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
Died | 10 March 1912
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (aged 65)
Nationality | Brazilian, French |
Occupation | businessperson |
Known for | Companhia Docas de Santos |
Spouse | Guilhermina Coutinho da Silva |
Parents |
|
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 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.
In 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.
There 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.