Rio de Janeiro 2016

Rio de Janeiro 2016
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Catedral Metropolitana
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Edgar de Oliveira da Fonseca
church, religion
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MAM - Modern Arts Museum of Rio de
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Affonso Eduardo Reidy
museum
http://www.mimoa.eu/users/Gizele/Guides/Rio%20de%20Janeiro%202016/
this page is part of Mi guide 'Rio de Janeiro 2016' made by Gizele Graça, Lisboa, Portugal
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photo: Naomi Schiphorst
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photo: Reinaldo Smoleanschi
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Catedral Metropolitana
Address
Avenida Republica de Chile 245
20031-170 Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
http://www.catedral.com.br/
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The black and massive Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese:
Catedral Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro or Catedral de São
Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro), is the seat of the archbishop of Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil. The current church was built between 1964
and 1979 and replaced a series of old churches that had served as
cathedrals since 1676. It is located in the centre of the city.
Conical in form and with a 96 metres (315 ft) internal diameter
and an overall height of 75 metres (246 ft), it has a standing-room
capacity of 20,000 people. The cathedral's four rectilinear stained
glass windows soar 64 metres (210 ft) from floor to ceiling.
Underneath the central church space lies the catacombs, where
another smaller chapel is located, surrounded by several
corridors, encircling the centre. All walls of these corridors are
used for burial places.
photo: Naomi Schiphorst
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Project is public!
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Completion
1979
Architect
Edgar de Oliveira da Fonseca
Contributed by
NGHM
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Opening hours
The Catedral Metropolitana is open to the public everyday from 7
am. – 19 pm. Mass can be attended 11 am. from Mondays to
Fridays and from 10 am. on Saturdays and Sundays. Telefone:
(21) 2240-2669 or (21) 2240-2869
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How to get there
1) Take Metro to Carioca station and follow Avenida Republica de
Chile left until you see the big cone structure. The building of
Petrobras is next to the Catedral Metropolitana de Sao Sebastiao.
2) take the nice Bonde tram from Santa Teresa area, and stop
directly next to the church in centro. 3) Take a taxi.
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http://www.mimoa.eu/users/Gizele/Guides/Rio%20de%20Janeiro%202016/
this page is part of Mi guide 'Rio de Janeiro 2016' made by Gizele Graça, Lisboa, Portugal
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photo: Latvian Hundehütte
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photo: Emiliano Homrich
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MAM - Modern Arts Museum of Rio
de Janeiro
Address
Avenida Infante Dom Henrique 85
20021-140 Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
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The architect Affonso Eduardo Reidy (1909-1964) was invited in
the 1950's to design a new headquarters for the MAM on a
40,000m2 site donated by the municipal authority of Rio de
Janeiro, on the Aterro do Flamengo , with a landscaping project
by Burle Marx (1909-1994). Works were begun in 1954 and
inaugurated at different times: the School Block in 1958, the
Exhibition Block in 1967 (with a show by Lasar Segall), while the
Theatre Block remains unfinished. Reidy's project followed the
suggestions of architectural rationalism that guided various works
of his. In the specific case of the MAM, it is worth noting the use
of a hollow and transparent structure, the free plan of the
exhibition space (which provided for flexibility of museography)
and the attention paid to lighting.
photo: Rudolf Noronha
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Project is public!
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Completion
1967
Architect
Affonso Eduardo Reidy
Contributed by
Latvian31
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Opening hours
Tue - Fri: 12h - 18h. Sat - Sun: 12h - 19h.
How to get there
In Downtown Rio, the MAM is very easy to reach, by car, taxi, bus
(several lines), it's located besides the Santos Dumont Airport.
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http://www.mimoa.eu/users/Gizele/Guides/Rio%20de%20Janeiro%202016/
this page is part of Mi guide 'Rio de Janeiro 2016' made by Gizele Graça, Lisboa, Portugal
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