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Palácio Gustavo
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Parque do Flamengo
Capanema
The first modernist building in
the Americas sits between Centro
and Glória, and is on the list for
UNESCO World Heritage Site
consideration.
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Map X3 • Rua da
Imprensa 16, Cinelândia • (021) 2279 8071
Roberto Burle Marx land-
scaped these extensive gardens.
There are wonderful views of the
Sugar Loaf from the water's
edge.
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Map H3 • Flamengo
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Casa de Arte e Cultura
Julieta de Serpa
This Art Nouveau building houses
a series of restaurants, bars, and
exhibition spaces.
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Map H3 • Praia
do Flamengo 340, Flamengo • (021) 2551
1278 • www.casajulietadeserpa.com
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Chafariz da Glória
Built in 1772, this is one of
the city's oldest public-drinking
fountains. It was restored in
1905 and 1960.
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Memorial Getúlio Vargas
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Tempo Glauber
Brazil's authoritarian
president lived in Rio for almost
30 years. These 50-ft (15-m) tall
tapering marble columns sitting
in an algae-filled pond remember
him.
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Map X6 • Praça Luís de Camões,
Glória • (021) 2557 9444 • Basement
museum: open 10am-7pm Tue-Sun
This museum, devoted to
famous Brazilian director Glauber
Rocha, features memorabilia and
a private cinema.
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Map Q1 • Rua
Sorocaba 190, Botafogo • (021) 2527
5840 • Open 10am-6pm Mon-Fri • Adm
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Canecão
Rio's principal concert hall
hosts exciting acts. Eat before the
show at a restaurant in the near-
by Rio Sul shopping center.
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Map
R2 • Av Venceslau Brás 215, Botafogo •
(021) 2105 2000 • www.canecao.com.br
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Marina da Glória
Boats leave from this harbor
for tours around Guanabara Bay.
Cruises usually take about two
hours.
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Map X6 • Glória
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Castelinho Flamengo
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Fortaleza de São João
Romanesque, Art Nouveau,
and Moorish unite in
this odd-looking
building, which
houses a concert
hall, arts center, and
video library.
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Map H3 • Praia do
Flamengo 158, Flamengo •
(021) 2205 0276 • Open
10am-8pm Tue-Sun
Estacio de Sá
(see p31)
founded this fort in
1565 in the Sugar
Loaf's shadow. Only
a Baroque gate of
the original structure
remains.
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Map J4
• Av João Luís Alves, Urca
• (021) 2543 3323 • Open
9am-noon, 1:30-6pm
Mon-Fri • Adm
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