▁On ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁the ▁building ' s ▁inaug uration , ▁the ▁Royal ▁School ▁was ▁renamed ▁Imperial ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁dec ades , ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Academy , ▁he ir ▁of ▁John ▁VI ' s ▁hold ings , ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁expand ▁this ▁collection , ▁gather ing ▁an ▁important ▁assemb lage ▁of ▁paint ings ▁and ▁forming ▁a ▁g ly pt othe que . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁pro clam ation ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Academy ▁was ▁renamed ▁Es cola ▁Nacional ▁de ▁Bel as ▁Ar tes ▁( National ▁School ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ). ▁The ▁school ▁remained ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁years . ▁But ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁( de cade ), ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁was ▁extens ively ▁rem ode led ▁following ▁the ▁models ▁of ▁Paris ian ▁urban isation . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁was ▁constructed ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁School ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁Avenue ▁( now ▁Aven ida ▁Rio ▁Bran co ), ▁very ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁main ▁square ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁( the ▁Cin el ând ia ). ▁ ▁The ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁building , ▁designed ▁by ▁Spanish ▁architect ▁Ad ol fo ▁Mor ales ▁de ▁los ▁R íos , ▁is ▁clearly ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁Lou vre ▁Museum ▁in ▁Paris . ▁But ▁during ▁the ▁construction ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁modified , ▁possibly ▁by ▁Rod ol fo ▁Bernard elli ▁and