Church of St. Francis of Penance

Churches

• São Francisco da Penitência Church

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  Igreja de São Francisco da Penitência

  Colonial church built in 1773.

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• Church of São Francisco de Paula

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  Igreja de São Francisco de Paula, Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro

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• Municipal Theatre

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  Teatro Municipal

  City Theatre, inspired by the Paris Opéra House.

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Museums

• National Museum of Fine Arts

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  Museu Nacional de Belas Artes

  Another building modelled on one in Paris, this time the Louvre. Includes large paintings from Academicist and Neoclassical Brazilian artists, as well as many copies of European sculptures

  Hours

  Tue-Fri 10:00-18:00, Sat Sun and holidays 12:00-17:00

  Price

  R$5, free on Sundays

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• Petrobras Headquarters

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  The headquarters for the federal gas (petrol) company is an interesting piece of brutalist architecture which somehow resembles a Rubik's Cube with some blocks missing.

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• Teatro João Caetano

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  Price

  Cashdesk 14:00-18:00

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