The
Catete Palace (
Palácio do Catete) is an urban mansion in
Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America. The city was the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries, from 1763 to 1822 during the Portuguese colonial era, and...
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FlamengoFlamengo is the name of a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.It is the Portuguese word for Flemish, and it was given to the nearby beach because it is believed that a Belgian owned the lands in colonial times. It is located between the Centro and Botafogo districts on the edge of Guanabara Bay...
neighborhood. The property (several buildings and a large garden) stretches from Rua do Catete to Praia do Flamengo. From 1894 to 1960, it was
BrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the fifth largest country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean...
's presidential palace and the site of
Getulio VargasGetúlio Dornelles Vargas served as president of Brazil from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 until his suicide in 1954.-Background:...
' suicide. It now houses the Museu da República (Museum of the Republic) and a theatre. The Catete underground rail station is adjacent.
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The
Catete Palace (
Palácio do Catete) is an urban mansion in
Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America. The city was the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries, from 1763 to 1822 during the Portuguese colonial era, and...
's
FlamengoFlamengo is the name of a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.It is the Portuguese word for Flemish, and it was given to the nearby beach because it is believed that a Belgian owned the lands in colonial times. It is located between the Centro and Botafogo districts on the edge of Guanabara Bay...
neighborhood. The property (several buildings and a large garden) stretches from Rua do Catete to Praia do Flamengo. From 1894 to 1960, it was
BrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the fifth largest country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean...
's presidential palace and the site of
Getulio VargasGetúlio Dornelles Vargas served as president of Brazil from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 until his suicide in 1954.-Background:...
' suicide. It now houses the Museu da República (Museum of the Republic) and a theatre. The Catete underground rail station is adjacent.