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The table
Belle Époque mirrors from Belgium, jacaranda cabinets, and a century of cariocas over pastéis and cafezinho.
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Rio's grand white arches began life in 1750 as an aqueduct carrying drinking water — today they carry the little yellow bonde tram instead.
The Sleeping Giant
Seen from across the bay, Rio's skyline — the Sugarloaf, Corcovado, the Tijuca peaks — traces the profile of a giant lying on his back in the sea. Cariocas say he sleeps until the city needs him; poets say he simply refuses to wake anywhere with a worse view.
The local landmark
Arcos da Lapa, Rio de Janeiro stands as Rio de Janeiro's defining structure — the sight that anchors the city in memory long after the meal is finished.
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