The biggest poles in the world are located here in Rio de Janeiromore precisely in the Flemish landfill, between the south and central areas of the city. These impressive structures illuminate the Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes Parkin an area of 1,200,000 square meters.
Designed by American specialist Richard Kelly and erected by the team led by the governor Carlos Lacerdathe poles are as tall as a 15-story building and weigh an impressive 18 tons. Manufactured by Postes Cavan SAthey reach an incredible 49 meters in height, despite being buried at a depth of 4 meters, resulting in a final height of 45 meters.
Opened in 1965 and designed by the landscaper Carlota de Macedo Soares (Fish market), Parque Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes was designed to offer a variety of sporting activities, including football, tennis, volleyball, basketball courts, as well as model aircraft and naval model tracks. However, lighting this entire area without damaging the view was a challenge. It was then that the idea for the poles came up, inspired by the soft lighting of the moon. In the movie “Rare flowers”starring Gloria Pires In the role of Carlota de Macedo, the conception of the Aterro do Flamengo lighting project is portrayed.
Each of the 88 posts installed cost Cr$7 million at the time, with an average distance of 100 meters between them. In 2016, the park underwent a retrofit, replacing the old lamps with 400 Watt LED luminaires, resulting in significant energy savings. Furthermore, an intelligent lighting system was implemented, allowing the control of light intensity according to traffic and environmental conditions.
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