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Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
Rios fine-arts museum houses more than 18,000 original paintings and sculptures, some of which date back to works brought over from Portugal by Dom João VI in 1808. One of its most important galleries is the Galeria de Arte Brasileira , which includes 20th-century classics such as
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Avenida São Luís
Praça da República is an always-lively square a few blocks northwest of Anhangabaú that turns into an open-air market on Sundays, specializing in crafts, paintings, coins and gemstones. The area north of the square has become popular with the gay community , while to the south lies
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Jardim Zoológico
The Jardim Zoológico is Brazil’s largest zoo. It’s home to some 3000 animal species and is spread out over some 900 hectares, much of which is old-growth Mata Atlântica (Atlantic rain forest). As well as exhibiting caged animals, the zoo offers the Zoo Safari for an additional R$13
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Parque Senador Jéfferson Péres
Known as Parque Jéfferson, this new Y-shaped city park has grass, benches, and a small orchid house, plus food stands in colonial-style gazebos and ample night-time lighting. This area was once a gritty favela (slum), and the park’s creation was not without controversy, requiring s
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Parque Estadual Paulo César Vinha
Ten kilometers north of Guarapari lies this 15-sq-km state park , part of Brazil’s Atlantic Rain Forest Biosphere Reserve. The park shelters a variety of habitats, including dunes, lagoons and coastal restinga . The park’s lone trail leads 2.5km from park headquarters to Lagoa de C
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Bosque da Ciência (INPA)
Occupying a lush forest plot within the city, Bosque da Ciência (aka INPA, for the research institution that runs it) has enclosures for rescued manatees, giant otters and more, and many smaller animals simply roaming around, such as squirrel monkeys, sloths and anteaters. To get t
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Orla Bardot
The eastward continuation of Rua das Pedras, Orla Bardot, is a delightful winding oceanfront promenade linking the two oldest and most picturesque sections of town (Armação and Ossos). As you walk along the beachfront, youll notice several wonderful statues by sculptor Christina Mo
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Igreja Nossa Senhora Do Rosário
Built by slaves in 1725, the Igreja Nossa Senhora do Rosário served as the city’s black parish. Its two wooden, gilt-trimmed side altars showcase the talents of early 19th-century wood-carvers. Note also the black St Benedict holding the Christ child to the left of the altar, the s
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Praia Grande
This is Barcelos biggest and most accessible beach. Its on an island directly opposite town, and is a short boat ride (R$3) from the main dock. Shacks serve hot meals and cold drinks, especially on summer weekends. There are many smaller, more secluded beaches a bit further away, w
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Véu de Noiva
The impressive Véu de Noiva, an 86m free-falling waterfall, provides the park’s characteristic postcard moment. A small trail leads to the lookout, perched on top of rocks with the canyon below. This is one of Chapada’s most dazzling spots; no guide necessary.It is around 9km west
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CADEG
While the Centro de Abastecimento do Estado da Guanabara doesn’t have quite the same ring to it as ‘Ipanema beach,’ this voluminous market packs a treasure trove of fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, cheeses, flowers and spices. And while the 350-plus shops are mostly a wholesale aff
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Minas da Passagem
Halfway between Ouro Preto and Mariana, this ancient gold mine was founded by the Portuguese in 1719 and definitively decommissioned in 1985. Guided tours descend in a rickety antique cable car, covering the mine’s history and local gold-extraction methods, then visiting a subterra
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São Lourenço Mártir
In 1690, a group from the Argentine reduction of Santa Maria founded São Lourenço Mártir . It is located about 18km west of the turn-off to São Miguel, 9km north off the road to São Luiz Gonzaga (BR-285). The church, cemetery and school are still discernible and there is a small ex
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Museu do Aleijadinho
An homage to the life of Brazils greatest Baroque artist, this museum behind Matriz NS da Conceição displays works by Aleijadinho and other 18th-century masters, including intricate crucifixes, elaborate oratories (niches containing saints’ images to ward off evil spirits) and a va
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Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo da Antiga Sé
This beautifully restored church and former cathedral dates back to the 1770s, and it played an important role in the imperial days of Rio. The elaborately gilded rococo-style interior witnessed royal baptisms, weddings and funereal rites. Several kings were crowned here – includin
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Mirante de Geodésia
The mirante (lookout), marked with a modest concrete square, is the geographic center of South America. While the monument is underwhelming, the views are magnificent! Off to your right you can see the Cuiabá skyline, and beyond that, the flatlands that eventually become the Pantan
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Museu do Futebol
Tucked under the bleachers of colorfully art deco Pacaembu Stadium, this fantastic museum is devoted to Brazil’s greatest passion – football (soccer). Its multimedia displays over two floors manage to evoke the thrill of watching a championship game, even for nonfans. Catch buses
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Fundição Progresso
Once a foundry for the manufacturing of safes and ovens, Fundição Progresso today hosts avant-garde exhibitions, concerts and samba performances throughout the year. It is one of the few buildings in the area that survived the 1950s neighborhood redistricting project to widen Av Re
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Estrada de Ferro Madeira–Mamoré
Right on prime waterfront, the massive warehouses and rusting trains at this historic railyard would make an ideal home for hip bars and eateries, museums and galleries, and shady walkways, not unlike Beléms excellent Estação das Docas. Thats long been the plan, but theres little t
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Ilha Fiscal
This eye-catching lime-green neo-Gothic palace sitting in the Baía de Guanabara looks like something out of a childs fairy-tale book. It was designed by engineer Adolfo del Vecchio and completed in 1889. Originally used to supervise port operations, the palace is famous as the loca
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