Rio de Janeiro
- IMDb link: 8938724
- Genres: Short, Documentary
- Director: Humberto Mauro
- Release year: 1949
- Runtime: 32 minutes
- Country: Brazil
- Keywords: city, voice over, culture, year 1949, 1940s, 20th century, urban setting, rio de janeiro brazil
Plot:
Historical data of the city of Rio de Janeiro illustrated by general plans of the Capital. Guanabara Bay. Cargo ships docked and several vessels. Passengers disembark. Galeao Airport. Highway that gives access to the city. Public places of the Capital are highlighted. The Central do Brasil train station. Avenida Presidente Vargas and Avenida Rio Branco. The Largo da Carioca. The Arches of Carioca, former aqueduct. The Esplanada do Castelo, where Morro do Castelo used to be, which has become a busy urban center. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Education, with its Youth Monument. The Brazilian Press Association. Marechal Floriano Square, also known as Cinelandia. The design in waves of the Carioca sidewalk. The National Library, the National School of Fine Arts, the Municipal Theater and the Monroe Palace, seat of the National Senate. The Tiradentes Palace, where the Chamber of Deputies works. The former Palace of the Viceroys, also the Imperial Palace, headquarters of the Post Office and Telegraph Office, located at Praca XV de Novembro. The Mint, Municipal Assistance and the Ministry of War, all located in Praca da Republica. The headquarters of the Fire Department. The Palacio do Catete, seat of the Presidency of the Republic. The Guanabara Palace. Paris Square. Series of monuments and statues. The Monument to the Republic. The statues of Duque de Caxias and General Osorio. The Monument to the Heroes of Laguna, at Praia Vermelha. The statues of Admiral Tamandare, on Praia de Botafogo, of Pedro Alvares Cabral, on Largo da Gloria, Admiral Barroso. The churches of Gloria, Candelaria, Sao Francisco and Penha. Football match at the Sao Januario Stadium. Men play golf on the course in Gavea. The Gavea Jockey Club. Athletes practice rowing. Educational institutions. School for children. The National Technical School. The National School of Engineering, University of Brazil. The Museum of Natural and Anthropological Sciences, at Quinta da Boa Vista. The Manguinhos Institute, with the herma of Oswaldo Cruz. The Botanical Garden and the hermitage of Dom Joao VI. The Reboucas Tunnel. Copacabana Beach. Bathers are watched by lifeguards. The beaches of Ipanema and Leblon. Avenida Niemeyer. The Press Grotto. Praia da Gavea. The Jua Road. Botafogo Beach. Downtown. Quinta da Boa Vista, in the neighborhood of Sao Cristovao. Highlight for the amusement park and the Zoo. The Gavea Park. The neighborhood of Tijuca. The Red Beach. Sugarloaf Mountain and the tram that transports tourists. Christ the Redeemer, on Corcovado Mountain, in Laranjeiras. General plans of the city.
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