Rio de Janeiro - São Cristóvão

To the south of the Quinta da Boa Vista, reached by way of Avenida Maracanã or Avenida Presidente Castelo Branco, is the Maracanã (or Mário Filho) Stadium. Built in 1950 for the World Cup, it is the largest stadium in the world, accommodating 170,000 spectators.

The Célio de Barros Olympic Stadium and the Gilberto Cardoso Palace of Sport (the Maracanãzinho), can seat up to 20,000 spectators. Adjoining the Stadium is a Museum of Sport, displaying jerseys, photographs, banners and other mementoes of a great variety of sports and of famous athletes, with the main emphasis on football.

On Avenida Dom Pedro II, which runs from Avenida Rodrigues Alves to the Quinta da Boa Vista, is the Museu do Primeiro Reinado (Museum of the First Reign), housed in a neo-classical building of 1826, once the residence of Pedro I's mistress the Marquesa de Santos.