Neighbourhood guide · Rio de Janeiro
The Theatro Municipal, the Confeitaria Colombo, the Real Gabinete, the Praça XV, the Museu do Amanhã and the Valongo Wharf.
Neighbourhood guide
The Theatro Municipal and the Cinelândia, the Confeitaria Colombo, the Real Gabinete, the Praça XV and the rebuilt port with the Museu do Amanhã and the Valongo Wharf.
On the Cinelândia
Rio’s opera house on the Cinelândia, its foyer of marble, gilt and stained glass; tours and performances.
A reading room of carved wood
A Portuguese reading room of carved wood and iron galleries, lined to the roof with books.
Rua Luís de Camões 30, Centro, Rio de JaneiroExplore View on map
By the bay
The old palace of the viceroys and emperors on the Praça XV, by the ferry quays.
A gilded church
The Benedictine monastery on its hill above the port, with a church lined in gilded carving.
The Museum of Tomorrow
Santiago Calatrava’s white museum of science and the future on the pier at Praça Mauá.
World Heritage, 2017
The excavated stone wharf where enslaved Africans were landed in Brazil, a World Heritage site since 2017.
The city in art
The art museum of the port, on the Praça Mauá, telling the story of Rio through art.
Praça Mauá, Centro, Rio de JaneiroExplore View on map
On the Cinelândia
Brazil’s national fine-art museum, facing the Theatro Municipal on the Cinelândia.
Opened 1989
A cultural centre in a grand domed building in Centro, with exhibitions, cinema and theatre.
Rua Primeiro de Março 66, Centro, Rio de JaneiroExplore View on map
7–9 February 2027
The samba schools’ parades at the Sambódromo da Marquês de Sapucaí: in 2027, the Special Group parades on 7, 8 and 9 February.
On foot
The Praça XV, the Paço Imperial, the Candelária, the CCBB, the Real Gabinete and coffee at the Colombo.
On foot
Along the waterfront boulevard of the rebuilt port, from the Museu do Amanhã to the Valongo Wharf and the Pedra do Sal.
Open
The old port district rebuilt around the Praça Mauá: the Museu do Amanhã, the MAR, the Orla Conde and the VLT light rail.
Since 1894
The Belle Époque tearoom of Centro, all Belgian mirrors, stained glass and cake counters, founded in 1894.
Rua Gonçalves Dias 32, Centro, Rio de JaneiroExplore View on map
Since 1860
A confeitaria in Centro since 1860, in its own words: sweets, savouries and ice cream at the counter.
Speciality coffee
A speciality coffee bar in Centro, roasting its own beans.
Rua da Assembleia 10, Centro, Rio de JaneiroExplore View on map
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