JARDIM BOTÂNICO Jardim Botânico — Of all of Rio’s green city parks, this is perhaps the best and most elegant. Created by Dom João VI, Regent Prince at the time, to acclimatize the spices Portugal used to import from the East Indies, in October 11th 1808 the Garden became the Royal Horticulture. The Garden only opened officially […]
PETRÓPOLIS The settlement of Petrópolis was founded on March 16, 1843, being promoted to district in 1844 and finally city in 1857. The town’s name (“city of Peter”) honors Emperor Pedro I, the nation’s first monarch. Dom Pedro I, on route to Minas Gerais, stopped at the Padre Correas farm. He found the […]
Old downtown : Republic square, Municipal Theater, Sé cathedral, … Liberdade : the oriental district and the Japanese integration Paulista : from the “coffee barons” place to the modern business area Jardins : the best of shopping, restaurants and art galleries Ibirapuera : the city lung offer several cultural and sport options Faria Lima : a […]
MASP : the largest collection of western art in Latin America Sacred art museum : the oldest colonial construction and the baroque collection Pinacoteca : one of the best collections of Brazilian art Ipiranga museum : a trip through history in the independence museum Oscar Americano Foundation : a collection of Brazilian furniture, paintings and gardens