Rio de Janeiro - Botafogo

Within easy reach of the Flamengo beach is a viewpoint (Mirante do Pasmado) on the Morro do Pasmado (Botafogo district), a park from which there is a picturesque prospect of Guanabara Bay and the Sugar Loaf.

In Rua São Clemente (Botafogo) is the house of the lawyer and statesman Rui Barbosa (1849-1923), now a museum containing his furniture and personal possessions and a library of law and Brazilian literature.

Between Rua São Clemente and the São João Batista cemetery, in the Botafogo quarter, are three other museums. The Museum of the Indian (Museu do Indio) contains an estimated 12,000 exhibits, including baskets, objects crafted from birds' feathers, pottery, musical instruments and weapons. There are also a library and collections of photographs and microfilms. The Museum sells Indian craft products.

The Palácio da Cidade was formerly the Prefecture.

Between the beaches of Flamengo and Urca, in a deep inlet, is the 800m/.5mi long Praia do Botafogo with its sailing and rowing clubs. Just off the beach is the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

The Theatre Museum displays manuscripts, theatre programs, costumes and properties of plays performed in Rio.

The Villa-Lobos Museum, housed in a building of 1899, is protected as a national monument. The Museum contains personal mementoes and documents relating to the composer and his works - scores, tapes, records, photographs. There are also a music library and a sound archive.