Lisa and I took a surprisingly clean, simple, and empty subway to Rio de Janeiro's "Centro" to check out more of its architecture. It was Sunday, but we were still shocked that the entire downtown core was deserted. We began our self-guided "tour" at the Municipal Theatre and walked past the Museu Belas Artes to the St. Jose Church. Next door is the Palacio Tiradentes. We continued on to Paco Imperial, and then Carmo Church. After seeing the Santa Cruz Church of the Military, we reached Rua do Ouvidor too early for lunch, so we continued past the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil to the Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Candelaria, "the city's most striking church." We admired both the exterior and interior before moving on to the Praca Mana and the structurally notable Museum of Tomorrow. We wandered the surrounding area and unexpectedly found ourselves back at the former Olympic Boulevard near the port, so we admired the murals all over again. We stopped at the St. Bento Monastery on our way back to Rua do Ouvidor for a meal. Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Candelaria Museum of Tomorrow Mosteiro de Sao Bento With our sightseeing complete, we took the metro back to Praca General Osorio and checked out the Sunday afternoon Feira Hippie Market before returning exhausted to our room. After a rest, we ventured out once more for an evening stroll along Copacabana Beach.
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