Downtown "Centro" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Local guide drove us to show the center of Rio de Janeiro "Centro".

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Sambadrome da Marquês de Saucaí 

 [Portuguese: Sambódromo da Marquês de Saucaí].

 many samba-costumes displayed in Sambadrome [Portuguese: Sambódromo].
It's enjoyable even to see them but we can also try them !

the Marquês de Sapucaí street  

in Sambadrome [Sambódromo].
 Tomo & Chouchou took a photo with samba costume there.

 

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We went back to the car.

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On the way to the next sightseeing spot,

we saw the Carioca Aqueduct 

[Portuguese: Aqueduto da Carioca/Arcos da Lapa].

 

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The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian

[Portuguese: Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião]

 

Exterior of
the Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro 

[Portuguese: Catedral Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro] 

 

 

Interior of  

the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian

[Portuguese: Catedral São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro]

 

Episode of Centro in Rio de Janeiro

Tomo & Chouchou asked a local tour guide to show Rio de Janeiro. Local guide drove us to show the city of Rio de Janeiro all the time.

First, we went to the center of Rio de Janeiro; "Centro". Then, we visited Sambadrome da Marquês de Saucaí [Sambódromo da Marquês de Saucaí in Portuguese]. Sambadrome [Sambódromo] is the place where samba schools parade competitively during the Rio Carnival.
In Sambadrome, there are many samba-costumes displayed. All costumes were very colorful. We could feel the samba beat already. We can choose our favorite one from the displayed costumes and we can wear it. We can take a photo with samba costume on the Marquês de Sapucaí street where the samba parade is held. Of course, we didn't wanna lose such an opportunity. We decided to wear the samba costumes! We spent time to choose the one and we wore them. We took a photo with samba costume on the main samba parade street as our special memory. It was very precious moment for us.
We heard that the ticket for the samba schools parade competition during carnival was extremely expensive and very difficult to get it. It was not during the carnival but we could enter such famous Sambadrome. So we felt we were very lucky to take a photo in this Sambadrome.
FYI, 2016 Summer Olympics was take place in Rio de Janeiro.
Archery and the athletics marathon was take place in Sambadrome [Sambódromo].

We went back to the car to go to next place, then we saw the Carioca Aqueduct [Aqueduto da Carioca/Arcos da Lapa in Portuguese].

Next, we visited the pyramid-shaped building; The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião).
Exterior of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro [Catedral Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro] was a bit dark but the shape was unique. However interior design of Catedral São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro was modern and especially stained glass was very beautiful. It was interesting to discover modern cathedral in Rio de Janeiro.


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