The building of the former Banco de São Paulo is exemplary for the art deco architecture in São Paulo in the 1930s. Designed in 1935 by architect Alvaro de Arruda Botelho and completed in 1938, the building has two distinct blocks which are interconnected, and the block facing the square Antonio Prado with its 18 floors is standing out not only by the use of noble materials, but the artistic refinement of its decorative elements such as floors, stained glass and lamps.
In 1973 it was acquired by Banco do Estado de Sao Paulo - Banespa - and later occupied by the Department of Sports and Tourism of the State São Paulo.
