Tour architect Oscar Niemeyer Route

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Stop At: Palacio Capanema, Rua da Imprensa 16, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20030-120 Brazil

The Gustavo Capanema Palace (in Portuguese, Palácio Gustavo Capanema), also known architecturally as the Ministry of Education and Health Building, is a government office building in the Centro district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As the first modernist project in Brazil it is historically important to the architectural development of Modernism in Brazil and has been placed on Brazil's UNESCO tenative list.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Sambodromo da Marques de Sapucai, Rua Marques de Sapucai, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22640-100 Brazil

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.

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Passarela Da Rocinha, Autoestrada Eng. Fernando Mac Dowell, 157 - Gávea, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22610-170, Brazil

The Passarela da Rocinha is a pedestrian walkway located in the neighborhood of Rocinha, in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Cross the Lagoa-Barra Freeway, linking the favela to the Rocinha Olympic Village. It was designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer.

Pass By: Casa das Canoas, Estrada da Canoa n. 2310, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22610-210 Brazil

Casa das Canoas was designed in 1951 and built in 1953 by Oscar Niemeyer for his residence at Rua Carvalho de Azevedo, on Estrada das Canoas, in São Conrado, city of Rio de Janeiro

Stop At: Hospital Federal da Lagoa, R. Jardim Botânico, 501 - Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22470-050, Brazil

Hospital da Lagoa is a building designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer, built in 1952 and inaugurated in 1958. It is located in Lagoa, in Rio de Janeiro.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Regus - Rio de Janeiro, Manchete - Gloria, R. do Russel, 804 - 4° andar - Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22210-010, Brazil

The Manchete Building is a building in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer in a modernist style, it was finished in 1965. It was the headquarters of Rede Manchete, Manchete Magazine and all Carioca vehicles of Bloch Editores. The building is located at Rua do Russel, number 804, in the neighborhood of Glória.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Caminho Niemayer, Avenida Professor Plinio Leite, Niteroi, State of Rio de Janeiro 24020-010 Brazil

Niemeyer Path is a set of cultural equipment and cultural center of great architectural value designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer, in the coastal neighborhoods in the city of Niterói.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Teatro Popular Oscar Niemeyer, Rua Jornalista Rogerio Coelho Neto Centro, Niteroi, State of Rio de Janeiro 24020-011 Brazil

The Teatro Popular Oscar Niemeyer (until 2013, Teatro Popular de Niterói), is a theater located in the Center of Niterói, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was inaugurated on April 5, 2007. It was named after its founder in October 2013.

The Popular Theater is one of the works that integrate the Niemeyer Way, a cultural and tourist complex of the city designed by Oscar Niemeyer on the border between the South Zone and the City Center

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Foundation Oscar Niemeyer, Rua Conde de Lages, 25 - Centro, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22610-210, Brazil

The Oscar Niemeyer Foundation (FON), created in 1988, is an information and research center focused on the reflection and diffusion of architecture, urbanism, design and plastic arts, and for the valorisation and preservation of the country's modern memory and architectural patrimony .

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Niteroi, Mirante da Boa Viagem, S/N Boa Viagem, Niteroi, State of Rio de Janeiro 24210-470 Brazil

The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói — MAC) is situated in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is one of the city’s main landmarks. It was completed in 1996.

Designed by Oscar Niemeyer with the assistance of structural engineer Bruno Contarini, who had worked with Niemeyer on earlier projects, the MAC-Niterói is 16 meters high; its cupola has a diameter of 50 meters with three floors.

Duration: 20 minutes

Included
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
Not included
  • Food and drinks
  • Entry/Admission - Palacio Capanema
  • Entry/Admission - Caminho Niemayer
  • Entry/Admission - Teatro Popular Oscar Niemeyer
  • Entry/Admission - Foundation Oscar Niemeyer
  • Entry/Admission - Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Niteroi
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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65% Original
25% Aquatic
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