Rio de Janeiro - Lapa Arch

(Local Name: Arcos da Lapa) Arcos da Lapa

To the south of the Cathedral are the Arcos da Lapa, a double tier of arches 64m/210ft high and 270m/295yds long, part of the Aqueduto da Carioca,

which was constructed in the colonial period to bring water from the Rio Carioca to Largo da Carioca. This was the first major civil building project carried out in Rio de Janeiro. It is one of the familiar landmarks of Rio and of the Lapa quarter, which in the first half of the 20th century became a great center of the vie de bohäme.