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Centro Cultural do Banco do Brasil - CCBB
A cultural centre with gallery, movie theatre, video room, library and stages; usually hosts the main exhibitions in town. An interesting building completed in 1906 with old-fashioned elevators/lifts.
French cultural centre built in 1820, with gallery and video hall.
Camara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro
Hosts the city council.
Arcos da Lapa, Carioca Aqueduct
Colonial structure built in 1750 that brought water from springs to downtown.
Teatro Municipal
City Theatre, inspired by the Paris Opéra House.
Biblioteca Nacional
The National Library offers guided tours on weekdays, showing visitors its rare collection, various bookstacks and the catalogue system. Registration with identification is required, and tours run for about an hour. They leave at 13:00 for English tours, and 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00 for Portuguese tours.