VLT, metro, or a short ride from Lapa
MAM to Catete to Flamengo
MAM Rio to Tacacá do Norte
Waterfront museums and gardens south of Cinelândia. Palácio do Catete may be on a partial-opening calendar — confirm before you go.
Planning
- Best time
- Daytime, while museum rooms and the park are open
- Who it is for
- Museum and park walkers who will take metro or a short ride from Lapa
- How to go
- VLT, metro, or a short ride from Lapa
Walking time is movement only. The hour range includes visits.
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Stops
MAM Rio
MAM Rio is in Glória, about 20 minutes on foot from the studio.
Monumento aos Mortos da Segunda Guerra
The National Monument to the Dead of the Second World War, popularly known as Monumento aos Pracinhas, stands in Parque Eduardo Gomes.
Marina da Glória
Marina da Glória hosted the sailing events for both the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, part of the Flamengo Park cluster on Guanabara Bay.
Parque do Flamengo
Parque do Flamengo, or Aterro do Flamengo, is a waterfront park built on landfill in Guanabara Bay, opened October 17, 1965, and covering 1.2 million square meters.
Museu da República — Palácio do Catete
The Museu da República occupies the Palácio do Catete, an urban mansion built between 1858 and 1867 that served as Brazil's presidential palace from 1897 to 1960.
Tacacá do Norte
Tacacá do Norte is in Flamengo, a transit ride from the studio.
Elevation
22 m ascent · 1–17 m
About the neighborhood
Aterro do Flamengo is landfill along Guanabara Bay, opened in the 1960s with gardens by Roberto Burle Marx. MAM Rio occupies Affonso Eduardo Reidy’s building at the north end, a short hop from Cinelândia toward Santos Dumont.
Palácio do Catete housed Brazil’s presidency until 1960 and is now the Museu da República. Confirm the palace circuit before you go; some rooms follow a partial calendar.
Historical notes
- Flamengo Park (Aterro do Flamengo) was built on landfill in the 1960s; Roberto Burle Marx designed the gardens. Source: Wikipedia
- Palácio do Catete was the seat of Brazil’s presidency from 1897 until the capital moved to Brasília in 1960. Source: Wikipedia
- MAM Rio was founded in 1948; its current building, by Affonso Eduardo Reidy, opened in 1955. Source: MAM Rio
