Rio Jewish Heritage Half-Day Tour

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Stop At: Mirante do Pasmado, Rua General Severiano 90, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22290-901 Brazil

The tour will begin with a visit to Park Itzhak Rabin / Mirante do Pasmado, with its privileged views over Botafogo beach and Sugar Loaf Mountain. On the way to Downtown, see Chaim Weitzman Square, a public school named after Anne Frank, and the neighborhood of Catete, where resident Jews formerly established a thriving furniture business.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Museu Judaico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Mexico 90 Centro, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20031-141 Brazil

The Jewish Museum of Rio de Janeiro, founded in 1977, with the donation of a menorah, is a cultural center whose activities are structured around the binomial preservation of memory / dynamism of Jewish culture. It maintains permanent exhibitions on the history of the Jewish community in Rio de Janeiro and the traditions of Judaism in all its aspects - religious, cultural and historical - and holds exhibitions at its headquarters and other institutions, as well as promoting academic research on immigration and annual competitions for students.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Grande Templo Israelita, Rua Tenente Possolo 8, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20230-160 Brazil

The Grande Templo Israelita Synagogue was one of the first synagogues in Rio. Completed in 1932 it boasts a grand archway topped by five smaller arches with beautiful mosaics that depict Jewish life

Duration: 30 minutes