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Left
Igreja Santo Antônio
Right
Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião
Centro
R
IO'S BUSTLING CITY CENTER SITS ON A PROMONTORY
that juts out into
Guanabara Bay, to the north of Sugar Loaf Mountain
(see pp12-13)
. A
wave of rash construction in the early 20th century led to many of the area's
finest buildings being razed to the ground, and the center lost much of the
architectural unity that characterizes many Latin American cities. However,
reminders of Rio's grand past can still be found scattered around Centro's
broad avenues, where unremarkable civic and commercial buildings are
interspersed with delightful palaces and Baroque churches, as well as
fascinating museums and art galleries.
A monument on Praça XV
Sights
1
Mosteiro de São
Bento
2
Museu Nacional de
Belas Artes
3
Museu Histórico
Nacional
4
Praça XV
5
Igreja Santo Antônio
6
Catedral
Metropolitana de São
Sebastião
7
Candelária Church
8
Real Gabinete
Português de Leitura
9
Confeitaria Colombo
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