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Aqueduct, Selarón steps, Cinelândia, museums, and the cathedral.
Escadaria Selarón
The Escadaria Selarón is a world-famous flight of steps between the Lapa and Santa Teresa neighborhoods, entirely covered in ceramic tiles by the Chilean-born artist Jorge Selarón.
Catedral de São Sebastião
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian is the seat of the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro, dedicated to the city's patron saint.
Biblioteca Nacional
The Biblioteca Nacional at Cinelândia square holds around 9 million items and is considered by UNESCO the largest library in Latin America and the seventh largest in the world.
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
The Museu Nacional de Belas Artes holds Brazil's largest collection of 19th-century painting and sculpture inside an eclectic 1908 building by architect Adolfo Morales de los Ríos.
Real Gabinete Português de Leitura
The Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading holds the largest collection of Portuguese literature outside Portugal, and Time magazine once ranked it the fourth most beautiful library in the world.
CRAB — Brazilian Handicraft Reference Center
CRAB — Brazilian Handicraft Reference Center is in Centro, about 5 minutes on foot from the studio.
AquaRio
AquaRio is in Saúde, a transit ride from the studio.
Museu do Amanhã
The Museum of Tomorrow is a science museum on Pier Mauá designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, opened December 17, 2015 with President Dilma Rousseff in attendance.
MUHCAB
MUHCAB is in Gamboa, about 15 minutes on foot from the studio.
MAM Rio
MAM Rio is in Glória, about 20 minutes on foot from the studio.
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.
Forte de Copacabana
Fort Copacabana sits at the southern tip of the beach, open to the public as the Army Historical Museum alongside the working coastal defense fort itself.