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
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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
Water House
…located in Kakawa street, downtown Lagos, Lagos Island and built in the 19th century during the era of the Lagos colony. It was owned and inhabited by Candido Da Rocha…
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