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Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil - CCBB Rio de Janeiro vs Real Gabinete Portugues Da Leitura
Both are endorsed by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil ranks significantly better than Real Gabinete Portugues Da Leitura. Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil comes in at 85 with approval from 4 reviewers including Frommer's, Michelin Guide and Fodor's.
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil - CCBB Rio de Janeiro
Lonely Planet
Frommer's
Fodor's
Michelin Guide
Rua Primeiro de Marco, 66, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20010-000
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Housed in a beautifully restored 1906 building, the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (CCBB) hosts some of Brazil's best exhibitions."
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Frommer's
"It's worth stepping inside this gorgeous neoclassical building just to gaze up at the soaring domed atrium."
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Fodor's
"Now an enormous cultural space... with areas designated for cinema screenings, expositions, music, educational programs, and theater."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"A key venue for Carioca culture, the CCBB is housed in the city's former financial headquarters."
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Check the programme for exhibitions, shows, theatre and film festivals.
Real Gabinete Portugues Da Leitura
Michelin Guide
Fodor's
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Rua Luis de Camoes, 30, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
" In an ambience reminiscent of a church, with the light filtering through the delicately coloured stained-glass windows, the studious scholars attempt to work in the midst of the tourists."
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Fodor's
"This evocative library, known as the Royal Reading Room, contains the largest collection of Portuguese literature outside of Portugal."
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Frommer's
"This is a temple to books. The interior is four stories tall, capped with a stained-glass cupola and stuffed with over 350,000 volumes, many of them from the 17th and 18th centuries."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Built in the Portuguese manueline style in 1837, the gorgeous Portuguese Reading Room houses over 350,000 works, many dating from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries."
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