SECRET RÍO DE JANEIRO

Visit an extraordinary hill where the “little angels”are buried, discover remarkable forgotten Art Decobuildings, leftovers from the 1908 and 1922Universal Expositions, a beautiful private palaceopen to visitors once a month, modernist ceramicshidden on the 15th-floor terrace of a formergovernment building, a remarkable secret staircase,experience little-known walks and views of the city,find an Amazonian talisman at Copacabana, vestigesof the Carioca river, a rare statue of the great-grandmother of Jesus, a work of art in a favela, adisused airship hangar ...Far from the crowds and the usual beach andcarnival clichés, Rio de Janeiro has countlesstreasures it reveals only to residents and travelerswho wander off the beaten track.An indispensable guide for all those who thoughtthey were familiar with Rio or would like todiscover the other face of the city.