Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Across town from Ipanema is another cultural hotspot, the Lapa neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. Located in Rio’s urban center, Lapa is host to 18th century architecture, a growing arts community and an active nightlife scene.
Amongst Lapa’s most recognizable landmarks is the Arco de Lapa, a series of raised aqueducts constructed in the mid 1700s. On Saturdays, a street party is held adjacent to a section of the Arcos in Lapa, a weekly celebration for natives and tourists alike. Another point of interest in Lapa is the stunning-yet-strange Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio, a brutalist concrete cone that stretches 80 meters into the air.
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