//
Photo: Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil, CC BY 3.0 br via Wikimedia Commons
Site of the famous Carnaval parades, the Sambódromo is a long street flanked by grandstands and VIP boxes. From the start of the year until Carnaval week, technical rehearsals (Ensaios Técnicos) free to the public are held on Saturday and Sunday evenings, with 2-3 teams performing per session.
The Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí is a purpose-built parade area built for the Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue is also known as Passarela Professor Darcy Ribeiro or simply the Sambódromo in Portuguese or Sambadrome in English. It is located in the downtown area of Cidade Nova in Rio de Janeiro, and is the place where samba schools parade competitively each year during the Rio Carnival. The parades attract many thousands of Brazilians and foreign tourists each year, and the structure is also used as a multi-purpose performance venue. The structures of the Sambadrome were designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012), and represent his first major work after the end of the Brazilian dictatorship of 1964–1985.
© OpenStreetMap contributors
Igreja Nossa Senhora da Salette
Founded in 1914. It has neo Gothic arches. One of the most beautiful church in Rio de Janeiro.
Large park; good for a rest. Look for monkeys and capybaras that roam about.
It is near the site where Brazil was declared a Republic in 1889. It's also the site of the monument for Republican leader Benjamin Constant.
Arte de Portas Abertas
Held over a few days in May and November of each year, when Santa Teresa's artists open their studios to the public. There are free shuttle buses from most parts of the city for this event.
São Gonçalo Garcia e São Jorge
Palácio do Itamaraty
Former presidential palace (1889-1893) and foreign office; now hosts a museum of South American diplomacy, a library and the UN information offices in Brazil.