Catedral de São Pedro de Alcântara
The catedral was built in 1884 by King Dom Pedro II in French Gothic style. It holds the royal chapel where King Dom Pedro II, Princess Regent Dona Teresa Cristina, and many other members of the royal family are buried.
Petrópolis is a beautiful city with a lot of history in the mountains just one hour outside of Rio. Petrópolis is known as the imperial city because the Brazilian royal family decided to build their summer palace and summer seat of the monarchy in 1843. The city has many royal historical attractions and fantastic mountain scenery.
Palácio de Cristal was built in France in 1879 and was used as the royal ballroom, now it is an exhibition space.
Casa de Santos Dumont built in 1918.
Possibly the coolest tree house ever built, Santos Dumont (1873-1932) was a famous Brazilian inventor who created the wristwatch. Dumont was also one of the early pioneers of aviation. There is some major controversy over whether the Wright brothers or Santos Dumont built and flew the first airplane.
Quitandinha
This Norman style palace was built in 1944 as the largest casino in South America, many of it's guests were royalty and Hollywood stars. Today it is used as luxury condominiums.
Palácio Imperial
The Imperial Museum is the main attraction in Petrópolis, it holds the Imperial Crown Jewels as well as many other possessions of the royal family. King Dom Pedro II built the Imperial Palace as his summer residence in 1845.
Serra dos Órgãos
This is the Serra dos Órgãos mountain range outside of Rio, it is spectacular! In the morning the mountains are really misty and foggy.
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