▁the ▁pill ars ▁are ▁mirror s , ▁while ▁at ▁the ▁far ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁c afé ▁is ▁a ▁clock ▁enc ased ▁in ▁a ▁wooden ▁decor ation . ▁The ▁counter , ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁entrance way , ▁while ▁a ▁st air case ▁provides ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁kitchen ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement . ▁ ▁Culture ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁fav ored ▁ha unt ▁of ▁intellect uals ▁and ▁academ ics , ▁including ▁Portuguese ▁poet ▁Fernando ▁P esso a , ▁the ▁writers ▁Aqu il ino ▁R ibe iro ▁and ▁Alfred o ▁P iment a . ▁Fernando ▁P esso a ▁would ▁regularly ▁enjoy ▁abs int he ▁and ▁a ▁sweet ▁b ica , ▁while ▁he ▁continu ously ▁sm oked , ▁read ▁or ▁wrote . ▁ ▁Over ▁its ▁stor ied ▁history ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁initi ative ▁of ▁José ▁P ach ec o , ▁the ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁Brasile ira ▁collected ▁prominent ▁paint ings ▁from ▁artists . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁the ▁Brasile ira ▁began ▁to ▁exhib it ▁the ▁paint ings ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁generation ▁of ▁Portuguese ▁pain ters , ▁that ▁frequ ented ▁the ▁c afé : ▁José ▁de ▁Al m ada ▁Neg rei ros , ▁Ant ón io ▁So ares , ▁Edu ardo ▁V iana , ▁Jorge ▁Bar rad as , ▁Bern ardo ▁Mar ques , ▁José ▁P ach ek o ▁and ▁Stuart ▁Car val h ais . ▁These ▁works ▁were ▁eventually ▁sold ▁to ▁one ▁bu yer ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁This ▁" museum " ▁was ▁renov ated