▁around ▁ 1 8 3 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁mar shal ▁Jo aqu im ▁Alberto ▁de ▁Sou za ▁Sil ve ira — a ▁frequent ▁visitor ▁to ▁the ▁royal ▁court — l ived ▁there ▁and ▁author ▁Mach ado ▁de ▁Ass is ▁was ▁his ▁god father . ▁ ▁The ▁defining ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁square ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁Ed m undo ▁B itten court , ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ▁▁ ▁Cor re io ▁da ▁Manh ã , ▁bought ▁the ▁property ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁build ▁ne oc ol onial ▁houses . ▁This ▁tr end ▁continued ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁diplom at , ▁architect , ▁art ▁collect or , ▁and ▁resident , ▁Rod ol fo ▁da ▁S ique ira . ▁Syl via ▁de ▁Arr uda ▁Bot el ho ▁B itten court ▁her ▁husband ▁Paulo ▁inherited ▁the ▁Cor re io ▁da ▁Manh ã , ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁square , ▁and ▁assist ed ▁with ▁its ▁pres ervation . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁houses ▁near ▁the ▁square ▁were ▁ref urb ished ▁by ▁modern ist ▁architect s ▁like ▁Lu cio ▁Costa ▁and ▁Greg ori ▁W arch av ch ik , ▁using ▁original ▁materials ▁authentic ▁to ▁the ▁colonial ▁era ▁salv aged ▁from ▁demol ition ▁projects ▁around ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Pres ent ▁day ▁ ▁During ▁its ▁" g old en ▁age ", ▁the ▁L argo ▁do ▁Bot ic ário ▁became ▁filled ▁with ▁huge ▁houses ▁owned ▁by