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Aqueduct, Selarón steps, Cinelândia, museums, and the cathedral.
Arcos da Lapa
The Carioca Aqueduct — Arcos da Lapa — is the colonial arcade that now carries the Santa Teresa tram.
Chafariz dos Jacarés
Chafariz dos Jacarés is a historic fountain on Rua Mestre Valentim, in the Passeio Público garden.
Correio da Manhã facade
The Correio da Manhã façade is a historic newspaper front in Lapa, kept as a landmark on the walk from the studio.
Escadaria Selarón
Escadaria Selarón is Jorge Selarón’s tiled staircase from Lapa toward Santa Teresa — a work he called a tribute to the Brazilian people.
Lampadário Monumental da Lapa
The Lampadário Monumental da Lapa is the large lamp standard in Largo da Lapa, under the aqueduct.
Biblioteca Nacional
The National Library of Brazil holds the country’s bibliographic heritage, on Avenida Rio Branco in Centro.
Câmara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro
The Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro is the city’s unicameral legislature, founded in 1565, mapped on Rua Evaristo da Veiga.
Catedral de São Sebastião
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian is the conical concrete cathedral on Avenida República do Chile.
Centro Cultural Justiça Federal
The Centro Cultural Justiça Federal occupies the former Supreme Court building on Avenida Rio Branco, begun in 1905.
Feira do Rio Antigo
Feira do Rio Antigo is the Saturday antiques fair on Rua do Lavradio — stalls along the old street west of the arches.
Igreja e Convento de Santo Antônio
The Convent of Saint Anthony is a Franciscan house on the hill above Largo da Carioca, looking over Centro.
Largo da Carioca
Largo da Carioca is the busy Centro square often called the heart of downtown — workers, stalls, and the tram.
Museu da Imagem e do Som
The Museu da Imagem e do Som is mapped on Rua Visconde de Maranguape, on the Passeio Público side of Centro.
Museu do Bonde
The Museu do Bonde is the tram museum mapped on Rua Lélio Gama, on the Santa Teresa / Carioca edge of Centro.
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
The National Museum of Fine Arts sits at 199 Avenida Rio Branco, opened in 1938 after Gustavo Capanema’s 1937 initiative.
Odeon Petrobras
Odeon Petrobras is the cinema mapped on Praça Floriano, in the original Cinelândia row of screens.
Passeio Público
The Passeio Público is Brazil’s oldest public park, laid out after 1779 in the historic centre.
Praça Floriano Peixoto
Praça Floriano Peixoto is the official name of Cinelândia, the civic square honoring Brazil’s second president.