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Rio de Janeiro.
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30,000.
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from
Copacabana (No. 523).
Botafogo.
@
Rua
da Assembléia 10, (021) 2217
7575 .
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www .rio.rj.gov.br/riotur
Jacques Van de Beuque.
Around 200 artists from every
region of Brazil have had
their works represented here.
The superb collection at
the Casa do Pontal consists
of more than 8,000 works of
Brazilian folk art including
sculptures, wood carvings,
models, and mechanized sets.
These are made from a
variety of materials including
clay, wood, cloth, sand, iron,
aluminium, straw, wire, and
even bread dough.
Fascinating collection of tropical plants at Sítio Roberto Burle Marx
Autódromo Internacional
Nelson Piquet 4
Av Embaixador Abelardo Bueno,
Jacarepaguá. Tel (021) 3410 6850.
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called the novelas , three of
which are screened daily.
A complete entertainment
factory, Projac includes four
studios, two auditoriums,
scenery and costume work-
shops, a restaurant, and the
production offices.
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Named after Nelson Piquet,
the only Brazilian to win a
Grand Prix in Rio, this circuit
opened in 1978 and held the
Brazilian Formula One Grand
Prix that year. Thereafter, the
race returned to São Paulo
before coming back to settle
in Rio from 1981 until 1990.
A favorite with the drivers,
it became one of the most
glamorous events on the
motor racing calendar. In
1991, Rio lost out to São
Paulo and it has not held a
Grand Prix since.
race days only.
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Sítio Roberto
Burle Marx 7
Estrada Burle Marx 2019.
Tel (021) 2410 1412.
Praia Prainha
& Grumari 9
Av Estado da Guanabara.
Prainha and Grumari are
the city's most unspoilt
beaches, and are deserted
during the week as they
are only accessible by car.
Prainha, just 164 yards (150
m) long, is particularly
popular with the surf crowd,
while Grumari is larger and
attracts couples and families.
Some scenes from the 1984
Hollywood comedy Blame
It on Rio were filmed along
the road to Grumari.
The restaurant and bar,
Point de Grumari, on the top
of the hill to the west, offers
spectacular views along the
coast to the west.
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9:30am-
1:30pm by appointment only.
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This private garden belonged
to Roberto Burle Marx (see
p295) , one of the most
important landscape architects
of the 20th century. In 1949,
Burle Marx bought a 90-acre
(36-ha) plantation and started
to organize his private col-
lection of amazing plants. He
moved here in 1973 and
stayed there until his death.
In 1985, he donated the entire
estate to the National Institute
for Cultural Heritage (IPHAN).
With around 3,500 plant
species, the garden is
considered one of the most
important collections of
tropical and semitropical
plants in the world. This
horticultural paradise also
displays the works of Burle
Marx, from the designs for his
landscape projects to his
paintings and sculptures. The
garden also has a small
Benedictine chapel dating
from the 17th century,
dedicated to St. Anthony.
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Centro de Conveções
RioCentro 5
Av Salvador Allende 6555.
Tel (021) 3055 9100.
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www .riocentro.com.br
Latin America's largest
exhibition and convention
center, RioCentro received
tremendous global attention
when it hosted the 1992
United Nations Conference
on Environment and
Development. The event,
better known as the Earth
Summit, was unprecedented
for its magnitude and the
scope of its concerns.
The large complex has five
pavilions, and includes a heli-
port, lawns, gardens, a natural
lake, and parking facilities for
up to 7,000 vehicles.
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Casa do Pontal 8
Estrada do Pontal 3295. Tel (021)
2490 3278.
Projac - TV Globo 6
Estrada dos Bandeirantes 6700,
Jacarepaguá. Tel (021) 2540 4444.
Globo is one of the world's
largest television networks
and produces most of its own
prime time programing, includ-
ing its famous soap operas,
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9:30am-5pm
Tue-Sun.
www .
museucasadopontal.com.br
Almost the entire collection
in this charming museum
is based on the private col-
lection by the Frenchman,
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A surfer at the picturesque and
secluded Prainha beach
 
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