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Arcos da Lapa
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Formerly the Aqueduto da Carioca (Carioca Aqueduct), this structure...
Transportation Sites Centro
 
Beco do Comércio
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A network of narrow streets and alleys centers on this pedestrian...
Pedestrian Malls Centro
 
Biblioteca Nacional
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Corinthian columns adorn the neoclassical National Library (built...
Libraries Centro
 
Catedral de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
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The exterior of this circa-1960 metropolitan cathedral, which...
Religious Sites Centro
 
Convento do Santo Antônio
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The Convent of St. Anthony was completed in 1780, but some parts...
Religious Sites Centro
 
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Candelária
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The classic symmetry of Candelária's white dome and bell...
Religious Sites Centro
 
Igreja de São Francisco da Penitência
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The church was completed in 1737, nearly four decades after it...
Religious Sites Centro
 
Mosteiro de São Bento
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Just a glimpse of this church's main altar can fill you with...
Religious Sites Centro
 
Museu Histórico Nacional
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The building that houses the National History Museum dates from...
Museums / Galleries Centro
 
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
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Works by Brazil's leading 19th- and 20th-century artists fill...
Museums / Galleries Centro
 
Paço Imperial
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This two-story colonial building with thick stone walls and an...
Arts / Performance Venues, Squares, Architectural Sites, Government Buildings Centro
 
Theatro Municipal
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If you visit one place in Centro, make it this theater, modeled...
Arts / Performance Venues, Architectural Sites Centro


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