Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro

Lianne & Fabio
Lianne & Fabio
Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro

Essentials

nearest grocery store
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Supermercado Zona Sul - Copacabana, Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana
1369 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
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nearest grocery store
www.museudoindio.gov.br
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Museu do Indio
55 Rua das Palmeiras
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www.museudoindio.gov.br

Food Scene

Cute cafe for breakfast / cafe da manha. There really isn't a lot of places for breakfast. We like this one because its tastey and has a good deal. Fruit, eggs, fresh baked bread, and espresso.
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Apetite
37 Rua Sousa Lima
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Cute cafe for breakfast / cafe da manha. There really isn't a lot of places for breakfast. We like this one because its tastey and has a good deal. Fruit, eggs, fresh baked bread, and espresso.
Tastey cafe. Good for breakfast and lunch.
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Terzetto Café
28 Rua Jangadeiros
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Tastey cafe. Good for breakfast and lunch.
Lots of food options. the picanha burger is delicious
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Eclipse Bar Restaurante Pizzaria 24 Horas
1309 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
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Lots of food options. the picanha burger is delicious
pizza by the slice
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Vezpa Pizzas - Ipanema
75 R. Farme de Amoedo
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pizza by the slice
good place for sandwiches and açai. we love having our açais with granola and banana, all mixed together - "tudo junto"
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Copanema Mix
3 A R. Visc. de Pirajá
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good place for sandwiches and açai. we love having our açais with granola and banana, all mixed together - "tudo junto"
great kilo spot
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Broth Restaurante
480 Av. Rainha Elisabeth
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great kilo spot
love this cafe. has great food, drinks, and amazing ice cream
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Felice Ipanema
30 Rua Gomes Carneiro
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love this cafe. has great food, drinks, and amazing ice cream
great sushi
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Manekineko Ipanema
472 R. Barão da Torre
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great sushi
great food, chiquey restaurant
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ViaSete
125 Rua Garcia d'Avila
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great food, chiquey restaurant
Delicious ice cream. Be sure to taste the ones you can't pronounce. there is a lot of Amazon fruit ice cream, and salty/sweet mixed ones. Expensive but so good.
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Mil Frutas Café
134 Rua Garcia d'Avila
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Delicious ice cream. Be sure to taste the ones you can't pronounce. there is a lot of Amazon fruit ice cream, and salty/sweet mixed ones. Expensive but so good.
Classic Brazilian boteco. Good food. Strong Caipirinhas.
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Boteco Belmonte
242 R. Domingos Ferreira
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Classic Brazilian boteco. Good food. Strong Caipirinhas.
great ambience, drinks and food. asian fusion
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Mekong
188 R. Gen. Urquiza
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great ambience, drinks and food. asian fusion
Delicious. Chiquey
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Zuka
233B Rua Dias Ferreira
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Delicious. Chiquey
quaint bistro. delicious. higher end.
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Lorenzo Bistrô
2 R. Visc. de Carandaí
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quaint bistro. delicious. higher end.
Great lunch spot to explore the neighborhood of Jardim Botanico. its a 5-10 min walk to the Jardim too. Walk thru the little shop. Cafe in back.
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Casa Carandaí
165 R. Lopes Quintas
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Great lunch spot to explore the neighborhood of Jardim Botanico. its a 5-10 min walk to the Jardim too. Walk thru the little shop. Cafe in back.
One of our favorite sushi restaurants! Ask to sit in the back with the coi fish.
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Yumê
758 Rua Pacheco Leão
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One of our favorite sushi restaurants! Ask to sit in the back with the coi fish.
Cute restaurant!
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Do Horto - Bar e Restaurante
780 Rua Pacheco Leão
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Cute restaurant!
Food from the North! delicious cocktails too!
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Espírito Santa
264 R. Alm. Alexandrino
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Food from the North! delicious cocktails too!
Rotisserie chicken, black beans and rice. yum.
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Galetos Copa Rio
33 R. Júlio de Castilhos
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Rotisserie chicken, black beans and rice. yum.
Good traditional food! Close to apartment and beach. Very large portions for 2 ppl.
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Brasinha Ipanema
112 A R. Gomes Carneiro
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Good traditional food! Close to apartment and beach. Very large portions for 2 ppl.
Try to make the weekend brunch. My favorite breakfast spot in all of Rio! Serves comida nordestina, food from the Northeast. :0)
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Café do Alto
143 Rua Paschoal Carlos Magno
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Try to make the weekend brunch. My favorite breakfast spot in all of Rio! Serves comida nordestina, food from the Northeast. :0)
Delicious Portuguese food in quaint restaurant. Extensive wine list and desserts. $$$. Portions can be quite large. Ask if you can share single dish for two ppl.
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Rancho Português
136 R. Maria Quitéria
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Delicious Portuguese food in quaint restaurant. Extensive wine list and desserts. $$$. Portions can be quite large. Ask if you can share single dish for two ppl.
Hipster bar with best burgers in town!
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Comuna
9 Rua Visconde de Maranguape
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Hipster bar with best burgers in town!
Great food!
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Aconchego Carioca
245 R. Barão de Iguatemi
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Great food!
Lively place for happy hour! Also check out Antigamente. Samba on weekends.
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Arco do Teles
34 A Praça Quinze de Novembro
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Lively place for happy hour! Also check out Antigamente. Samba on weekends.
In Arco do Teles area. Serves the best pastels (fried dough with cheese or meat) in Rio...good with cold choppe!
Antigamente Restaurante
43 R. do Ouvidor
In Arco do Teles area. Serves the best pastels (fried dough with cheese or meat) in Rio...good with cold choppe!
Great pizza for Brazil :0). Rustico is our favorite. Weekdays offer 2 for 1. Off Praça General Osorio
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Papa Gui
53 R. Teixeira de Melo
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Great pizza for Brazil :0). Rustico is our favorite. Weekdays offer 2 for 1. Off Praça General Osorio
Our local sushi spot.
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Umê Sushi
121 Rua Sousa Lima
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Our local sushi spot.
Hip happening restaurant at the Ipanema/Leblon border
VIA SETE
1240 Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva
Hip happening restaurant at the Ipanema/Leblon border
Tastey restaurant with delicious, non-traditional caipirinhas!
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Botero
51b Praia do Flamengo
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Tastey restaurant with delicious, non-traditional caipirinhas!
Snacks, beer and views! Inside, upstairs is a full restaurant.
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Bar e Restaurante Urca
205 R. Cândido Gaffrée
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Snacks, beer and views! Inside, upstairs is a full restaurant.
Best organic pão de queijo ever. Also order bowl of açail with banana and granola.
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Cultivar
124 Rua Paschoal Carlos Magno
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Best organic pão de queijo ever. Also order bowl of açail with banana and granola.
Spanish tapas, great ambiance.
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Venga Chiringuito
3880 Av. Atlântica
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Spanish tapas, great ambiance.
Our favorite newest restaurant. Its a Portuguese restuarant and you can't go wrong. The sandwiches are huge. The bacalhau dishes are so good. The desserts are yummy. The wines are yummy. Everything about it is yummy. Try the salad of bacalhau & white beans with bread. My favorite dessert is toucinho do ceu.
60 lokalinvånare rekommenderar
Mercearia da Praça
28 R. Jangadeiros
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Our favorite newest restaurant. Its a Portuguese restuarant and you can't go wrong. The sandwiches are huge. The bacalhau dishes are so good. The desserts are yummy. The wines are yummy. Everything about it is yummy. Try the salad of bacalhau & white beans with bread. My favorite dessert is toucinho do ceu.

Drinks & Nightlife

cute restaurant, tastey food.
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Zazá Bistrô Tropical
40 R. Joana Angélica
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cute restaurant, tastey food.
popular spot for beer, drinks, and classic brazilian bar food
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Barthodomeu
46 R. Maria Quitéria
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popular spot for beer, drinks, and classic brazilian bar food
Great rooftop bar!!
9 lokalinvånare rekommenderar
Paxeco Bar
724d Rua Pacheco Leão
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Great rooftop bar!!
Really good food, and delicious caipirinhas. check to see if they have feijoada and samba music on Saturdays.
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Botero
51b Praia do Flamengo
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Really good food, and delicious caipirinhas. check to see if they have feijoada and samba music on Saturdays.
French boteco. Local spot. Good snacks, wine. :0)
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Canastra Bar
42 R. Jangadeiros
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French boteco. Local spot. Good snacks, wine. :0)
Great beer! Its down the street from Aconchego Carioca which has delicious Brazilian food.
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Botto Bar
205 R. Barão de Iguatemi
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Great beer! Its down the street from Aconchego Carioca which has delicious Brazilian food.
BYOB. At night, the praça turns into a big social hang out. This is a place where its mostly Brazilians and little tourists.
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Praça São Salvador
Praça São Salvador
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BYOB. At night, the praça turns into a big social hang out. This is a place where its mostly Brazilians and little tourists.
Weekend roda de samba and feijoada
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Portella
139 Rua Paschoal Carlos Magno
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Weekend roda de samba and feijoada

Sightseeing

take a motorbike up to "Alto Vidigal" and go have a delicious tapioca at Casa da Tapioca. Follow the stairs all the way down the morro. When you get to the main street, go left....back to the entrance
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Bar 180° Alto Vidigal
2 R. Armando Almeida Lima
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take a motorbike up to "Alto Vidigal" and go have a delicious tapioca at Casa da Tapioca. Follow the stairs all the way down the morro. When you get to the main street, go left....back to the entrance
Beautiful park. Cafe may still be open in the old mansion. Explore the grounds
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Lage Park
414 R. Jardim Botânico
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Beautiful park. Cafe may still be open in the old mansion. Explore the grounds
escape the city!
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Jardim Botânico
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escape the city!
Hop on the surfbus for 5R to Prainha, and check out this gem of a beach -- great way to escape the city and enjoy the sun, sea, and yummy seafood.
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Mirante da Prainha
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Hop on the surfbus for 5R to Prainha, and check out this gem of a beach -- great way to escape the city and enjoy the sun, sea, and yummy seafood.
Sunset and caipis at the point!
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Arpoador
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Sunset and caipis at the point!
Head up Dois Irmãoes to see amazing views of Zona Sul. At entrance of Vidigal ask motorbike to take you to the "trilho de Dois Irmãos" near the soccer field. Trail begins at left corner of field.
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Vidigal
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Head up Dois Irmãoes to see amazing views of Zona Sul. At entrance of Vidigal ask motorbike to take you to the "trilho de Dois Irmãos" near the soccer field. Trail begins at left corner of field.
Interesting fort to explore. Get an espresso or lunch at Confeitaria Colombo.
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Copacabana Fort
1, Posto 6 Praça Cel. Eugênio Franco
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Interesting fort to explore. Get an espresso or lunch at Confeitaria Colombo.

Shopping

Chiquey shopping. Be sure to have an espresso and check out the cafe upstairs.
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DONA COISA MULTIMARCAS
153 R. Lopes Quintas
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Chiquey shopping. Be sure to have an espresso and check out the cafe upstairs.
Can rent surfboards, bikes, etc...
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Galeria River
67 R. Francisco Otaviano
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Can rent surfboards, bikes, etc...
Bikini shopping! I haven't been here yet but a friend suggested it. It's a mall of bikinis. Try the 11th flr or start from the top and work your way down!
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Rua Santa Clara, 33
33 Rua Santa Clara
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Bikini shopping! I haven't been here yet but a friend suggested it. It's a mall of bikinis. Try the 11th flr or start from the top and work your way down!
I love this store. They work with indigenous artisans who make beautifully crafted and all natural arts and crafts, including jewelry. Located in Santa Teresa. http://loja.tucumbrasil.com/
10 lokalinvånare rekommenderar
Tucum
12.535 Rodovia Dr. Rogério Moura Estevão
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I love this store. They work with indigenous artisans who make beautifully crafted and all natural arts and crafts, including jewelry. Located in Santa Teresa. http://loja.tucumbrasil.com/
24 hour pharmacy
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Drogarias Pacheco
819 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
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24 hour pharmacy

Arts & Culture

Interesting place to explore. Has everything about the Northeast of Brazil: food, music, culture. Open on weekends only.
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Feira de São Cristóvão
B47 Rua Paraíba
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Interesting place to explore. Has everything about the Northeast of Brazil: food, music, culture. Open on weekends only.
Great place for traditional roda de samba! We prefer this place over Rio Scenarium.
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Trapiche Gamboa
155 Praça Mauá
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Great place for traditional roda de samba! We prefer this place over Rio Scenarium.
Interesting exhibits near Museu da Amanha and Praca Maua. Also near Morro do Conceiçao and Valongo Wharf, historical neighborhood and former slave trade wharf.
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Museum of Art of Rio - MAR
5 Praça Mauá
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Interesting exhibits near Museu da Amanha and Praca Maua. Also near Morro do Conceiçao and Valongo Wharf, historical neighborhood and former slave trade wharf.
Monday and Friday roda de samba nights. Also check out Largo de Sao Francisco a block away which may also have live music. The oldest area of Rio de Janeiro in the neighborhood of Saude.
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Pedra do Sal
Rua Tia Ciata
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Monday and Friday roda de samba nights. Also check out Largo de Sao Francisco a block away which may also have live music. The oldest area of Rio de Janeiro in the neighborhood of Saude.
Private arts institution home to galleries and lectures. Lovely grounds to enjoy a lunch or coffee too.
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Instituto Moreira Salles - IMS Rio
476 R. Marquês de São Vicente
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Private arts institution home to galleries and lectures. Lovely grounds to enjoy a lunch or coffee too.
Restored art institute that houses na extensive collection of contemporary Latin American art
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Casa Daros
159 Rua General Severiano
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Restored art institute that houses na extensive collection of contemporary Latin American art

Everything Else

For exhibtions
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Kulturcentrum Bank of Brazil - CCBB Rio de Janeiro
66 R. Primeiro de Março
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For exhibtions