Sightseeing downtown / guia centro do Rio
Sightseeing
The Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava designed the building, which gives the impression of a futuristic spaceship berthed at the harbor. And the expositions are really worth visiting.
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Музеј сутрашњице
1 Praça MauáThe Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava designed the building, which gives the impression of a futuristic spaceship berthed at the harbor. And the expositions are really worth visiting.
The architecture of the museum is very interesting. The museum comprises an old and a new building joined by the ceiling that has the form of the ocean waves. The acronym of the museum is MAR that means `sea` in Portuguese. The museum is worth visiting not only for its architecture, but also for its permanent collection.
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Музеј уметности Рио - MAR
5 Praça MauáThe architecture of the museum is very interesting. The museum comprises an old and a new building joined by the ceiling that has the form of the ocean waves. The acronym of the museum is MAR that means `sea` in Portuguese. The museum is worth visiting not only for its architecture, but also for its permanent collection.
You should not miss the Real Gabinete Portugues de Leitura (Royal Portuguese Reading Room). It is an off-the-beaten-path spot. It's a library, whose architecture and interior design are breathtaking, and it gives the feeling `I wish I would live 1.000 years just to have time to read all the books in there`.
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Краљевска португалска читаоница
30 R. Luís de CamõesYou should not miss the Real Gabinete Portugues de Leitura (Royal Portuguese Reading Room). It is an off-the-beaten-path spot. It's a library, whose architecture and interior design are breathtaking, and it gives the feeling `I wish I would live 1.000 years just to have time to read all the books in there`.
Once in downtown you should always check what is going on in this cultural center. It has always excellent expositions and the beauty of the building will worth your time anytime. There is a very small cafeteria and a restaurant on the ground floor and a very nice cafeteria on the third floor, which will make you travel in time.
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Културни центар Банке Бразила - CCBB Рио де Жанеиро
66 R. Primeiro de MarçoOnce in downtown you should always check what is going on in this cultural center. It has always excellent expositions and the beauty of the building will worth your time anytime. There is a very small cafeteria and a restaurant on the ground floor and a very nice cafeteria on the third floor, which will make you travel in time.
It is a cultural center for expositions. The building will make you travel to the colonial Brazil.
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France-Brazil House
78 R. Visc. de ItaboraíIt is a cultural center for expositions. The building will make you travel to the colonial Brazil.
Although the name `arco do Teles` is the name of a passage way, when Cariocas say `arco do Teles` they in fact mean the set of blocks near arco do Teles, where the buildings represent the colonial architecture of Brazil, the streets are paved with cobblestones and there are many restaurants and bars to enjoy lunch and the happy hour after work or during work if you may!
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Арко до Телес
34 A Praça Quinze de NovembroAlthough the name `arco do Teles` is the name of a passage way, when Cariocas say `arco do Teles` they in fact mean the set of blocks near arco do Teles, where the buildings represent the colonial architecture of Brazil, the streets are paved with cobblestones and there are many restaurants and bars to enjoy lunch and the happy hour after work or during work if you may!
The name of the church is Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro, but nobody will have a clue of what you're talking about, because it is better known as Mosteiro de São Bento. The architecture is a master piece! On Sundays they used to have the choir singing Gregorian chants. First check if it is open for visitors again.
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Носа Сенјора до Монсерате до Рио де Жанеиро
68 R. Dom GerardoThe name of the church is Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro, but nobody will have a clue of what you're talking about, because it is better known as Mosteiro de São Bento. The architecture is a master piece! On Sundays they used to have the choir singing Gregorian chants. First check if it is open for visitors again.
The architecture of building was inspired by the Opera de Paris (Palais Garnier). Its interior is all covered in marbles of different colors. Include in your trip an event here, either a ballet, or an opera, or a show, whatever that is available. I am sure you will not regret it.
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Градски театар Рио де Жанеиро
S/N Praça FlorianoThe architecture of building was inspired by the Opera de Paris (Palais Garnier). Its interior is all covered in marbles of different colors. Include in your trip an event here, either a ballet, or an opera, or a show, whatever that is available. I am sure you will not regret it.
It is a library. The building is beautiful. The spaces that may be visited are just a few, but it is worth seeing the architecture and the stained-glass windows.
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Fundação Biblioteca Nacional
23 R. DebretIt is a library. The building is beautiful. The spaces that may be visited are just a few, but it is worth seeing the architecture and the stained-glass windows.
The building is a master piece of the Brazilian modernist architecture. The architect was Affonso Eduardo Reidy. They always have new expositions.
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Музеј савремене уметности
85 Av. Infante Dom HenriqueThe building is a master piece of the Brazilian modernist architecture. The architect was Affonso Eduardo Reidy. They always have new expositions.
If you want to know the taste of Rio, when it was the capital of Brazil, you should then visit the Confeitaria Colombo. The good old times.
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Confeitaria Colombo
01 Praça Cel. Eugênio FrancoIf you want to know the taste of Rio, when it was the capital of Brazil, you should then visit the Confeitaria Colombo. The good old times.
This is where the Portuguese royal family moved in when they arrived in Brazil in 1808, escaping from the Napoleonic wars in Europe. From this time until 1889, when Brazil became a republic, the building was the political centre of Brazil.
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Културни центар Империјалне палате
48 Praça Quinze de NovembroThis is where the Portuguese royal family moved in when they arrived in Brazil in 1808, escaping from the Napoleonic wars in Europe. From this time until 1889, when Brazil became a republic, the building was the political centre of Brazil.
When Rio was the capital of Brazil, this building housed the Supreme Court. There is not much to be seen, but it is nice glance of the past.
Rio de Janeiro's State Court Museum
29 R. Dom ManuelWhen Rio was the capital of Brazil, this building housed the Supreme Court. There is not much to be seen, but it is nice glance of the past.
Eduardo Kobra`s graffitis entered the Guiness world records as the biggest graffiti of the world. It depicts the face of 5 indigenous people from the 5 continents.
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Етније
Orla Prefeito Luiz Paulo CondeEduardo Kobra`s graffitis entered the Guiness world records as the biggest graffiti of the world. It depicts the face of 5 indigenous people from the 5 continents.