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Historic places, beautiful surroundings
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A true Imperial gem!
solopes Says: A large colonial building that once was emperor's Pedro II's summer residence, is now the Imperial Museum. If you want to discover the story of the independence, and are prepared for the long lines (or it was only our bad luck?), you must visit this museum, one of the best...
Casa do Colono (Settlers Home)
DSwede Says: This small house is one of the few vestiges still remaining from the old colonial days. The house was built by a German family (Kaiser) in 1847, and is still decorated with much of the materials of the day, concentrating on the German immigrants. The house small and only...
Willettsworld Says: This huge building was built in 1944, in what looks like a bavarian style, as a casino and is vast. It covers an area of 50,000m2, has 6 floors, 440 apartments, 13 large halls and conference rooms - one of which, the Maua Great Room, is 30m high and 50m in diameter which is...
Willettsworld Says: The Imperial Museum is located in the Imperial Palace which was the summer retreat of Dom Pedro II. The entrance hall features Italian carrara and black belgium marble which was laid in 1854. The rooms are fairly plain except for the furnishing. The first room on the tour...
Alless Says: Very nice show , telling about Brazil History from imperial period , produced with lots of special efects price adult - R$ 28,00 Show Permanent , Every Thursdays , Fridays -8:00 pm and Saturdays - 8 :00pm and 9 : 15 pm
Valparaiso - Restaurants Center
petropolitano Says: With a few restaurantes, this area is the best option to have a meal or night entertainment. In Valparaiso you can find modern and traditional cuisine. There is a few options: Steakhouses, Japonese food, pubs...
elsadran Says: This pretty 3-storey house perched on the cliff was the summer house of Albert Santos Dumont, the father of aviation of Brazil. He called it “ A Encantada”. It contains very simple furniture belonging to Dumont and few of his personal things.Alberto Santos Dumont was born in...
Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcãntara
elsadran Says: The Cathedral is built in French Neogothic style. Its construction started in 1884 by the architect Francisco Caminhoa, inspired by the old Spanish Cathedrals of France. Its stained glass windows are excellent! It is 70 meters high and 22 m in length. It houses the Imperial...
elsadran Says: Petropolis still keeps the flavour of its glamorous days in its colonial architecture, its museums, historical monuments and cultural events.Today it's a modern city of 300,000 people who like breathing the fresh mountain air, a favourite summer retreat for Rio residents and...
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Las Delicias: Aptly named "The Delight"
b1bob Says: Alexandre and I went to Las Delicias the first time on Saturday 22 December. If I didn't know better, just from the outside, I would have guessed we were going over to somebody's house for lunch that day. It is a self-service restaurant in town. I had some chicken, beets,...
Restaurante Olivinho: Steaks, seafood, Pasta, Salad and Drinks
petropolitano Says: Olivinho is a traditional Petropolis' Restaurant. Presenting an international menu, customers can choose from seafood and steaks to salad and pasta. Every Saturday also serves a magnificent Feijoada, to be degusted with the authentic Brazilian Caipirinha. Olivinho has a huge...
elsadran Says: This was one of the best self-service restaurants I have been to. The room is large and air conditioned, the savors are excellent. Everything I tasted was worthy of a bite. The barbecue sent wonderful odours in the air and the service is very good. The decoration is nice...
elsadran Says: There are simple small eateries which function as a night refuge when everything is closed and you are really hungry. These are popular with simple local people. I found them very picturesque and very cheap, too. They have a bar for the ...thirsty ones and serve local food...
DSwede Says: There are plenty of horse carriages in Petropolis that cater to the tourists, offering guided tours. I lost count of how many I saw, but they typically lined up by the gate of Museu Imperial. I cannot speak for the prices, length duration or sites that they pass by.However...
elsadran Says: The bus company Facil operates between Rio de Janeiro and Petropolis. Their buses are new and comfortable. Their service is good. The director himself came to me and tried to help offering his card politely . Leaving Rio, try to get a seat on the left, the good side for...
b1bob Says: Taco Roupa is a chain of clothing stores throughout Brazil. I shopped at one at a shopping centre in downtown Petrópolis before I set out for Buenos Aires. I bought me a pair of flip-flops (beach shoes called havaianos- meaning Hawaiians- down there, but I still call them...
elsadran Says: Shopping points are Rua Teresa, near the historical center, where fashion clothes of good quality are sold at factory prices. Closed on Mondays. Rua 16 of March, in the historic center, all kinds of stores, restaurants, cinemas and tourist offices can be found.Bingen is...
Willettsworld Says: When I visited Petropolis (on the Tuesday after Carnaval in Rio) I noticed that Petropolis was also having Carnaval celabrations at the same time. This photo was taken looking down Rua do Imperador at the junction where the obelisk is located. This must be the main area...
DSwede Says: It is less a warning, but more of a caution... be aware that many Brazilians (particularly those from Rio) come to Petropolis in the winter months. What this means is that Friday afternoon and Sunday return traffic can be a bit slower. However the biggest issue to plan for...
Willettsworld Says: I found this map of Petropolis online which should be useful for you to plan your trip. Note that the Bus Station (Rodovlarla) is in the bottom right of the map. This is where I picked up my tourist map from but I suppose you should be able to do the same at of the tourist...
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Petr?polis (the town of Peter) is located in northen Rio de Janeiro. It was founded in 1843 by mayor Julio Koeler under the auspices of Emperor Peter the II. It was built over the land that his...
Petropolis lies 60km north of Rio de Janeiro's city centre in the Serra dos Órgãos mountain range and make's for an excellent day out as it was once the retreat of Brazil's Imperial family in the 19th...
b1bob's excellent Petropolis adventures
Petrópolis is some 2500 feet (800 m.) above sea level. The elevation so effects the weather there that while the city has a tropical climate the year round, Petrópolis sees 4 distinct seasons. That's...
Visiting Petropolis never came across my mind simply because I had no idea such place existed until it rained one morning. I was scheduled to go hang gliding off the Pedra Bonita mountain (located at...
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