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The pink façade of the Museu Imperial and its clipped hedges in Petrópolis

Beyond Rio · by road into the Serra

Petrópolis: out of Rio

The emperors’ summer city in the cool of the mountains, with the Imperial Museum, the cathedral and the house of Santos-Dumont.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Petrópolis: the imperial city in the mountains

    Petrópolis·In depth

    The summer city of Brazil’s emperors in the cool of the Serra, with the Imperial Museum, the cathedral and the house of Santos-Dumont.

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What to see

  1. The emperor’s summer palace

    Museu Imperial

    Petrópolis·Museum

    The summer palace of Emperor Pedro II, now the Imperial Museum.

    Rua da Imperatriz 220, Centro, PetrópolisExplore View on map

  2. Gothic in the mountains

    The Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara

    Petrópolis·Cathedral

    The Gothic Revival cathedral of Petrópolis.

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