Candido Da Rocha
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Chief Candido João Da Rocha was a Nigerian businessman, landowner and creditor. Da Rocha exemplified the transition from enslavement to becoming amongst the elite founders of modern Lagosian commerce
A pioneering Nigerian entrepreneur, philanthropist, and financier.
The downfall of the Industrial and Commercial Bank did not extinguish ambitions for indigenous banking; rather, it offered valuable lessons that shaped the establishment of more successful Nigerian-owned banks.
Left is Joao Esan and right is Candido as a young boy with his mother, Angelica
The Water House, Lagos
Water House
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The Water House is one of the few remaining residential buildings that showcases Brazilian architectural style in Nigeria. The building is located in Kakawa street, downtown Lagos, Lagos Island and bu
Candido Da Rocha
…Da Rocha exemplified the transition from enslavement to becoming amongst the elite founders of modern Lagosian commerce and infrastructure. He owned Water House on Kakawa Street, Lagos Island, Lagos, and was the proprietor of the now defunct Bonanza Hotel in Lagos. He held the chieftaincy title of the Lodifi…
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Water house, Lagos Island