Rua do Lavradio, Historical street in Lapa district, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rua do Lavradio is a street in the Lapa neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, lined with colonial-style buildings and connecting two major city thoroughfares. Along its length, shopfronts, restaurants, and art galleries occupy the ground floors of old multi-story buildings with weathered facades.
The street took its name in 1771 from the Marquis of Lavradio, a Portuguese viceroy who kept his official residence nearby. Over the 19th and 20th centuries, the buildings along it shifted from private homes to commercial and cultural uses as the neighborhood changed around them.
The street is known for its antique dealers and art galleries that occupy the old buildings along its length. On Saturdays, it turns into an open-air market where dealers and visitors trade furniture, art objects, and collectibles.
Lapa sits in central Rio de Janeiro and the street is easy to reach on foot or by public transport from nearby areas. Saturday mornings are the best time to visit, as the antiques market runs then and the whole street is more active than on other days.
At one end of the street stands the Palácio Maçônico da Glória, a building owned by the Freemasons since the 19th century and still used for events today. The building stands out along the row of facades because of its more formal and symmetrical design compared to its neighbors.
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