▁re - orient ▁the ▁business ▁model ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁sell ▁drink s , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁coffee . ▁Its ▁red es ign , ▁completed ▁by ▁architect ▁José ▁P ach ec o , ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁the ▁Art ▁Dec o - style , ▁with ▁a ▁green ▁and ▁gold ▁entrance , ▁and ▁an ▁interior ▁that ▁included ▁mirror ed ▁walls , ▁br ass ▁f itt ings , ▁a ▁long , ▁o ak ▁bar ▁and ▁wooden ▁bo oth s . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Portuguese ▁Republic ▁( 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 0 ), ▁its ▁associated ▁libert ies , ▁and ▁the ▁installation ▁of ▁the ▁Direct ó rio ▁in ▁the ▁L argo ▁de ▁São ▁Carlos ▁( then ▁renamed ▁L argo ▁do ▁Direct ó rio ) ▁the ▁Brasile ira ▁became ▁a ▁heavily ▁trans ited ▁c afé . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁the ▁nas cent ▁Republic ▁that ▁numerous ▁intellect uals , ▁artists ▁and ▁literary ▁writers ▁began ▁to ▁walk ▁through ▁its ▁doors . ▁United ▁by ▁the ▁poet - General ▁Henri que ▁Rosa ▁( the ▁adopt ive ▁uncle ▁of ▁Fernando ▁P esso a ), ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁literary ▁figures ▁would ▁help ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁magazine ▁Or phe u . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 5 0 - 1 9 6 0 ▁the ▁Brasile ira ▁was ▁in ▁risk ▁of ▁closing ▁perman ently . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁c afé ▁had ▁weather ed ▁its ▁mid - century ▁financial ▁problems , ▁and ▁had ▁applied ▁for ▁funds ▁from ▁the ▁Lis boa ▁ 9 4 ▁Capital ▁Europe ia