• by metro: Carioca station. Walk through rua São José towards Praça XV. 10 minutes walk to Paço Imperial. there no parking in the museum. Opening Hours.
  • Com a vinda de D.João VI para o Brasil em 1808, o palácio adquiriu a condição de "Paço Real" e posteriormente "Paço Imperial".
  • It was built in 1743 as the Governor's House. The Paco Imperial is built in the baroque style with an impressive portal made from Portuguese marble.
  • The Café do Paço cafe in the ground-floor courtyard is a great place to take refuge on hot afternoons in Rio (open the same hours as the museum).
  • The Paço Imperial (Imperial Palace) is one of the most historically important and significant buildings in Rio de Janeiro.
  • The Paço Imperial (or Imperial Palace) is a colonial building located in present Praça XV, in the historic center of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Still in the central region, pass by the Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro, the Paço Imperial, Candelária Church, AquaRio, Yup Star and Sambódromo.
  • The former imperial palace was originally built in 1743 as a governor's residence. Later it became the home of Dom João and his family when the Portuguese…