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Banco da Província
Defunct Brazilian banking institution / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Banco da Província was the first commercial bank in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It was founded on July 1, 1858, by Lopo Gonçalves Bastos, João Batista Ferreira de Azevedo and José Antônio Coelho Júnior to facilitate their commercial transactions.[1]
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![]() Former headquarters of Banco da Província in Porto Alegre | |
Company type | Financial services |
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Founded | July 1, 1858; 165 years ago (1858-07-01) |
Founder | Lopo Gonçalves Bastos João Batista Ferreira de Azevedo José Antônio Coelho Júnior |
Defunct | 1972; 52 years ago (1972) |
Fate | Merge with Banco Industrial e Comercial do Sul and Banco Nacional do Comércio |
Headquarters | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul Brazil |
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