a true gem in laranjeiras is the largo do boticário, a small square home to just 7 colonial houses and centenary trees,  named after joaquim luiz da silva souto, pharmacist of the royal family who lived there.   

side-by-side with its proud history, laranjeiras has a very modern and trendy edge to it. casa rosa, a former brothel which has been converted into a nightclub, is the place to go to hear authantic brazilian music, with a local crowd.